matasano n.— «Fast tangent: I learned recently that a slang word for doctor here is “matasanos”—literally, “kill healthy ones.” Like the old term “sawbones” in the States...
flip v.— «Not even high-fashion models watch their weight closer than jockeys do. Ideally, a jockey should weigh 112 or less. “A lot of jocks eat, eat, eat and then puke, puke, puke. It becomes habitual with them. We call ‘em...