lighter n.— «Like a few people here, Brett does a bit of everything. He also has his quota of “road cows,” a small number of beef cattle each family is allowed to let wander over the public land of the island. He used to enjoy...
Boeing aliya n.— «As many as 50% of them fit into the category of the “Boeing Aliya”—an expression coined to describe families in which the husband commutes. “It is a quality aliya: They come from a rich country and it’s...
hajji mart n.— «She arrived with two black footlockers packed with her belongings and Christmas presents she’d bought at the Hajji Mart, an Afghan bazaar.» —“Wounded soldier Diane Gilliam will cherish time with her family in O.C...
woobie n.— «In the same way that each member of the family chose something that represented them, and placed it in Chip’s casket. Adam and Holly and their children chose Connor’s pacifier and Janie’s “woobie.”» —“Myers’...
descanso n.— «Williams said one of the cars came to rest against a descanso, or roadside cross often put up by family and friends to mark where someone died, usually in a traffic accident.» —“Fiery Crash on I-25 Kills...
dhimmi n.— «The Moslem rulers classed the Mandeans with those called “dhimmi”, i.e., the ones with whom a compact for religious toleration had been made…The Koran mentions three groups of dhimmi, the Jews, the...