mahogany reef n.— «Old-time sailors with hangovers explained away their misery by saying they had been caught in a rum front, and hung up on a mahogany reef (a bar).» —“It’s no fish story: Yacht sales brisk in landlocked...
Corrupticut n.— «Of all the fish in the Corrupticut Sea, the federal dragnet snags only a few.» —“Busted! Lennie Grimaldi” by Carole Bass New Haven Advocate (Conn.) Feb. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
book bias n.— «The case against former El Paso natural gas trader Todd Geiger, who pleaded guilty last year, includes e-mails in which his colleagues discuss whether to report only real trades or include “book bias”—trader...
brand-spoofing n.— «For those of you unfamiliar with the term…phishing (also known as “carding” or “brand spoofing”) is a thief’s fraudulent attempt to “fish” for your personal information...
fish n.— «We’re pretty sure that some pimps pay other kids to bring in young ‘fish,’ as they call them.» —“On the run” by Deidre Pike City Life (Las Vegas, Nev.) Aug. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued...
noodle v. to hunt bare-handed in water for fish or turtles. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)