cup-cake v.— «In its last season before joining Big Ten hoops, Penn State is cup-caking it with UMBC, Morgan, Drexel, Miami (O), Buffalo, Lafayette, Cleveland State, Columbia, Toledo, etc. How would you like to be in charge of selling season...
school night
n.— «Normally, I never drink on a school night but it’s my 30th tomorrow and I need to commiserate.» —“Confessions” by Lisa Marshall Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, U.K.) May 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
youvint adj.— «The unusual in-winery preparation by the customers themselves is sometimes called a “youvint” or “youbrew” operation, where the customer participates at various stages in the wine- and beer-making process.» —“Mini-winery finds its...
youbrew adj.— «The unusual in-winery preparation by the customers themselves is sometimes called a “youvint” or “youbrew” operation, where the customer participates at various stages in the wine- and beer-making process.» —“Mini-winery finds its...
Chanukah bush n.— «Two of the brightest moments of the weekend’s viewing were Gertrude Berg’s account—on the Ed Sullivan show—of her father’s substitution of a “Chanukah bush” for a Christmas tree.» —“Fills Female Scrooge Parts” by Cynthia...
swivel chair job n.— «Other dilated sarcastically on the difference between a swivel chair job at the city hall and one which kept the holder thereof on his feet all day between counters or in factories under conditions calculated to endow the...