Halloween hangover n.— «The days after the biggest candy holiday in America are often considered some of the worst days of the year because of what’s known as the “Halloween Hangover.” Every Halloween, trick-or-treaters...
jukebox musical n.— «It has not been a vintage season for the jukebox musical.…Even this little-loved genre has been around long enough for standards to be set, for beloved highs—the nitwit glory that is “Mamma Mia!”—and...
twink n.— «On the Brass Rail stage, a lithe, boyish-looking dancer (or “twink,” in scenester parlance) twirls around the pole wearing red fairy wings and little else.» —“The Meat Merchant” by Diablo...
puff stock n.— «In the 1960’s, Mr. Fadem said, Wall Street saw many “puff stocks,” which he defined as newly minted public offerings sold by issuers as “a fairy tale long on potential and rosy future earnings estimates...
fairy ring n.— «The rosy horizon beyond which youth cannot see—the gay rainbow that overarches fancy’s landscape—the halo that genius spreads around the barren pathway of existence—the green and fairy ring encircling over the beloved...
fairy ring n.— «Our poor friend the Colonel, disappointed in his first scheme, hopefully blesses the union, and prays once more for that domestic happiness which he fondly believes can only be found within the fairy ring of home...