eyebrow window n.— «Furzemoor Cottage is a pretty home with a wired thatch roof (extensively re-thatched in 2003) with wide eyebrow windows.» —“Chocolate-box pretty for Easter” Henley Standard (United Kingdom) Apr. 14, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued...
cat slide n.— «Furzemoor Cottage is a pretty home with a wired thatch roof (extensively re-thatched in 2003) with wide eyebrow windows and a “cat slide”—the term for a section of a roof that is extended to cover a lean-to or side room, so that it...
one eyebrow salute n.— «Some people do give what I call “the one eyebrow salute” when I tell them I’m a single male foster carer.…But I guess that’s down to the fact that it’s more common for guys to be seen as abusers rather than carers.» —“Why...
noddie n.— «Whenever you see an taped interviewer nodding, smiling or reacting with a knowing or quizzical eyebrow, you are generally watching what are called “noddies”—reaction shots filmed after the interview takes place.» —“The BBC. A former...
five-head n.— «He’d begin wildly gesticulating his 6-5 frame, arching an eyebrow, perhaps lapsing into his Charles Nelson Reilly caricature, and declaring that “the flop sweat began pouring down my five-head” (Steve’s neologism for his premature...
super senior n.— «John Wilcox, a fifth-year “super senior” at the University of Alaska Anchorage, has a shaggy haircut, ripped jeans and an eyebrow ring. He describes his spiritual persuasion as druid and wears sandals without socks exclusively...
