jackpot baby n.— «Our preseason favorite: Rep. Russell Pearce’s plan to deny birth certificates to kids born to people who entered the country illegally. Guess Russell thinks the rule of immigration law is now far more important than the...
cold trailing n.— «Cecil soon called out, and a beagle was eliminated. The canine’s sin? Barking too much before the chase—”cold trailing” in the parlance of the trialers. Cecil wanted a chase before culling dogs from the cast...
wet n.— «Ferrari had shot themselves in the foot with their tyre choice for the grid. Whereas the entire field were required to start on extreme wets, they thought they could get away with shallow cut wets.» —“Chinese Grand Prix...
inter n.— «Ferrari had shot themselves in the foot with their tyre choice for the grid. Whereas the entire field were required to start on extreme wets, they thought they could get away with shallow cut wets, often known as “inters...
GADA n.— «Special units of real, uniformed, American soldiers are prosecuting a global war of staggering brutality. President George W. Bush gave an order—at one time referred to as a “GADA” (go anywhere, do anything)—similar to, but far...
baseball rat n.— «As he became more sure with the bat, as he became the player who hit .300 at every stop, as he settled down on the field and in the clubhouse, his personality came out. Not just the one whose competitiveness can...