lane n.— «“I’m always mindful of my charter,” VanAntwerp said, noting that he must follow specific guidelines in making a ruling. “I stay in my lane,” the colonel said, using a foot-race analogy.» —“He holds the...
speleotherapy n.— «Being sent to the salt mines was a fate worse than death for dissidents in the old Soviet Union—now they’re being used to cure kids of asthma. Children are sent to Solotvino, Ukraine, to spend a few hours a day 900ft...
purp n.— «A man he owned a terrier dorg—/A bob-tailed onery cuss./And that there purp got that there man/In many an ugly muss.» —“The Fate of A Fighting Dog” by Sim Pelton Indiana Democrat (Indiana, Pa...
sightholder n.— «De Beers, 45 percent owned by Anglo American, has slashed the number of its so-called sightholders, or dealers allowed to buy its prestigious gems, leaving many small- and medium-sized businesses out in the cold...
cocktail baby n.— «it was never in my agenda that i would marry a westerner. let alone having a mixed baby. as fate has it, i met one at work, fell in love wth him, married him, and went on to have a cute little junior. this little junior...
strip n.— «Turning it into a “strip” channel may be its fate. Don’t get excited: That’s not strip as in nubile women. “Strips” is industry argot for reruns of popular shows like Friends, Seinfeld and The...