plig n.— «Richard Holm, whose father had 11 “celestial wives” and 60 children, remembers cruel comments about “pligs”—a derogatory term for polygamists—on the rare occasions when family members would troop into a restaurant.» —“Polygamist charged...
golden-rocking-chair job n.— «He got screwed by an employer who had promised him a golden-rocking-chair job. Ironically, that employer sold to another who already was unionized, and my father managed to work long enough to earn a meager pension...
run the traps v. phr.— «The need to really “run the traps” on every potential presidential move was more important for this Bush than for his father or Gerald Ford, both of whom had vast experience in the federal government.» —by Ron Suskind The...
papa holua n.— «Papa Holua is not the father of the hula hoop. It’s the name of an ancient Hawaiian sport that literally means “to slide into the pit” in Hawaiian.» —“Hawaii’s Insane and Ancient Downhill Sport, Papa Holua” Khalsa News Network Apr...
papi store n. in urban areas with a large Latino population, a small market or bodega, especially such a store where young men loiter. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the Spanish “mami y papi store” ‘mom and pop store,’ but note that papi is often...
dipping n.— «According to Green, some of Baeza’s passengers said the other van was “dipping,” a street term meaning the driver would “hit the gas, then brake, then swerve to make it rock.”» —“Future father is shot to death” by Harry Harris, Laura...