nodder n.— «European porcelain factories created models of how they believed these exotic peoples appeared. These were often exaggerated, with almost grotesque features and many were equipped with movable heads or hands, have come to be...
ponytail n.— «Canadians Showcasing Internationally will promote yr material from the dreaded Canada Booth, then provide you with a contact list of just which ponytail scarfed your merchandise.» —“Indie Eye:...
pooch punt n.— «When they got inside the 50, they brought in another kicker to do the pooch punts and the out-of-bounds stuff.» —“An Eye For Hidden Talent” by Tom FitzGerald San Francisco...
soft-seater n.— «I think that Blue Rodeo tour made us play with a lot more dynamics than we ever did, ’cause we played soft-seaters every night. We heard vocals in the monitors for the first time!» —“Roadhouse vs. the soft...
rent v.— «We’ve also been seeing an increase in the “renting” of consumer electronics. In the last five years, there has been an uptick in high-end digital video cameras, for example. You don’t think of people...
throw down n.— «Later in the movie, Perry orders Keough to shoot a suspect—unarmed, of course—with Perry’s gun and lie about it yet again. Because they tossed a throw-down weapon at the guy’s feet, the extra subterfuge hardly seems worth...