erokawa adj.— «Erokawa, the women’s weekly says, is a conjunction of the English word “erotic” and “kawaii,” the Japanese for cuteness, especially of the sickly sweet, saccharine-type. Though women had until...
flash n.— «He also, however, got to watch Caldwell tattoo and ask him questions.…There is always the flash—set designs displayed throughout the shop—to give customers ideas.» —“Who’s There: El Guapo” by Leslie...
marla n.— «Australia’s kangaroo shooters want to change the image of their product so they can start marketing it as high-quality protein and stop off-loading it as bargain-basement dog meat, a publicist for the industry’s...
shaka n.— «They speak pidgin English by choice and eagerly flash the “shaka sign” (thumb and little finger up) as a symbol of their Hawaiian coolness.» —“The quiet side of Big Island is just one of many...
flash bang n.— «Police Capt. Cunningham cited a December drug raid in which a woman was killed when a police diversionary explosive device, commonly known as a “flash bang,” was hurled into a rock house. Other officers...
smirting n.— «From flash picnics to psychedelic mushrooms, raunchy fashion to “smirting” (smoking and flirting) on sidewalks, we see the quest for personal pleasure moving toward the extremes, where the fun and feeling are...