Tagescape

Nueba Yol

Nueba Yol  n.— «Lidia Ramirez sheds light on this little-known illegal immigration through a series of touching and sometimes funny portrayals of Dominicans yearning to escape poverty. Their ultimate destination: the gold-paved streets of...

liming

liming  n.— «Griffith, fondly known as “Cheesy” in racing circles, has been “liming” for several decades under the old Y De Lima building.» —“‘Cheesy,’ ‘Lil Roy’ escape bomb blast” by The...

hemadrone

hemadrone  n.— «Scott Krause’s defense will argue that the defendant believed he was trying to escape man-eating subterranean beings…. In three court-ordered evaluations, the defendant stated he was fleeing subterranean beings he...

roforofo fight

roforofo fight  n.— «Nigeria’s Lower Legislative Chamber is involved in what the Yoruba call roforofo fight with the Executive arm of government headed by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Participants in such fight cannot escape being badly...

apple turnover

apple turnover  n.— «It took a slew of Pistons mistakes—the always colorful Rasheed Wallace referred to them as “apple turnovers”—in order for the Heat to escape with a close Game 2 win at home.» —“Heat haven’t shown they...

monologing

monologing  n.— «Monologing: This is a brand-new term, created by the movie “The Incredibles.” It refers to a villain bragging to a captured hero, giving up all the details of his cunning scheme—which, inevitably, gives that...