fight money n.— «After contributing to a Hanshin victory, Igawa’s manager would frequently hand him an envelope stuffed with yen, usually the equivalent of about $1,000. Igawa was free to spend the money as he liked. He usually saved it...
sea-gulling v.— «The final few yards is elbowing, sand-spraying pandemonium, as contestants dive headfirst, grapple, and fight for batons, sometimes waiting to let others grasp and miss before making their move. “Sea-gulling,”...
schmiddy n.— «The schooner glass, favoured by many hotel beer drinkers, is under threat from a slimmer, American version called the Libby Gibraltar, or the “schmiddy.”…The glass size is between the traditional 285ml...
white space n.— «Controlling white space, a military term for areas that warfighters don’t physically occupy, is another revolutionizing trend, Ozolek said. For example, GPS-directed unmanned vehicles patrol where soldiers cannot...
stacking n.— «Donesha said one of the teens who was later wounded began flashing gang signs at the other group—a practice known as “stacking.”» —“2 students stabbed, 1 cut in knife fight near middle school” by...
skid n.— «We were going around in the pit having a good time, when a skin took down a street-kid who’s name I cannot remember. He hit him and called him a skid, who does nothing but loot in the garbage.…We got out and the the skins...