mordida n.— «“Ya le dimos dos mordidas,” he said. According to the government, Peña meant, “Well, we already gave him two bribes,” and “him” referred to Martin.» —“Bribery trial may turn on a...
heat stick n.— «With one tiny 20 by 20 or 30 by 30 pixel image I can express utter disgust for stepping on a steaming heat stick (dog shit).» —“Express Yourself” by Ryan Pardue One Reaction Oct. 31, 2003...
redwash n.— «More changes are on the cards but already I fear that we could be in for another Ferrari redwash in 2003. The hope was that with new rules we might see Michael fighting his way through the pack after a poor qualifying session...
twidget n.— «Cullen was a “twidget”—someone who made fine adjustments to computers rather than turning a wrench to fix the ship’s heavy equipment.» —“Cullen ‘kind of an oddball’ in Navy” by Peter...
fantasista n.— «Italy’s football jargon has a special term: “fantasista,” to sum up the qualities of players like Francesco Totti. It takes lots of inventiveness and class to be classified a fantasista—a player who can stun...