box office n.— «Flew with someone the other day and she referred to it as a box office.» —“the word ‘flight deck’ vs. ‘cockpit’” by Capt. Paul Skinback in United Kingdom PPRuNe Forums (Unite) Sept. 26...
shoefiti n.— « Shoefiti…Beginning last fall, I started sending “Street Light Outage” reports to Xcel whenever I spotted a pair of shoes on lines in our fair city. » —“Shoefiti” by Ed Kohler in...
woolly booger n.— «A forum…gave spectators ample opportunity to observe first-hand the delicate and demanding skills required to create a bit of hook and fluff realistic enough to fool a wild trout.…Juniors worked on the...
Bodiqua n.— «“Bodiqua” is about the funniest spelling of the word I’ve ever heard. Boriqua is also wrong, but acceptable.…I’m 100% Boricua and can assure you we’re not niggas.» —“STARs who are going to get there ass...
smash cake n.— «(1 year birthday)…The bakery provided a “smash” cake for him to make a mess with, but he was weary of putting his hands in it even with us encouraging him to do so.» —“from another forum:...
manu militari n.— «Le Pen, 78, was first out of the box. During a candidates’ forum last week in Paris organized by Elle magazine, Le Pen, who describes himself as antiabortion, said he opposed the free distribution of condoms in schools...