stooshie n.— «Frizzell panicked, lashed out, kicked at the boy’s shin. Next thing he kens the boy’s on the floor screaming, and the police are interviewing him on an assault charge.…The union had to fight like billy-oh on that one...
break off v. phr.— «“I told them I just reached down and picked up some of the money sitting there on the floor of the van and said, ‘Break me off.’…What’s wrong with that? Wouldn’t you want to break off some of the money for...
lady finger
n.— «Lady finger. Worker who keeps the floor around the machine clear of iron particles.» —“Machinists” by Mendelowitz Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
protein spill n.— «It’s only a rumor, but we hear that Disney had to install a floor that it could “power clean” because they anticipate the zero-gravity simulation may cause some people to produce, uh, protein spills...
cutie n.— «Eduardo Lausse, the darling of Argentina, knows today why they call Milo Savage a “cutie.” The handsome South American had to get off the floor and close with a rush to get a draw in last nights’ 10...
spiritware n.— «A store half the size of a football field with a floor devoted to selling what is called spiritware (everything you can imagine with the school logo and mascot).» —“Higher Ed, Inc.” by James B...