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...
Mexical adj.— «Ms Lopez, who spends the whole movie speaking some sort of strange Mexical high school patois, plays a temp come dog-walker come caterer’s assistant come unfulfilled fashion designer by the name of Charlie.» —“J-Lo...
rat-racing n.— «Some of our pilots satisfy their nostalgia by rat racing with Canadian[s]…from another base.» —“Remote Radar Stations Keep Air Force ‘Cocked’” by Joseph A. Dear in Germany Michigan Evening...
cutie n.— «Eduardo Lausse, the darling of Argentina, knows today why they call Milo Savage a “cutie.” The handsome South American had to get off the floor and close with a rush to get a draw in last nights’ 10...
brekko n.— «After this gruelling Nazi-like torture, came back, had brekko, then got on the bus and did another day’s work.» —“Counting Cars, Sheep And Bats” Derby Evening Telegraph (U.K.) Oct. 28, 2002. (source:...
staledate v.— «The general manager should…realize cash wherever possible for all stale-dated and other checks.» —“Mineral County Grand Jury Files Investigation Report” in Hawthorne Reno Evening...