crotch fruit n.— «Child-free groups display a startling antagonism toward kids, referring to them as “anklebiters,” “crib lizards,” “crotch fruit,” “fartlings,” “germ mongers,” “semen demons,” “vomit comets,” “spawn,” and “sprogs.”» —“Caring for...
bird-dog n.— «Some growers use what the industry calls a bird-dog, a person who buys their fruit and combines it with other purchases to fulfill a contract with a processing plant.» —“No number, no fruit processed” by Barbara Carlton Sun...
land of fruit and nuts n. California. Editorial Note: A reference to both the agricultural bounty of California and the stereotypical image of Californians as being other than normal, fruit n., ‘a crazy person’ and nuts adj., ‘crazy.’ Usually...
land of fruit and nuts n.— «In the presidential race, I knew we’d have to confront a different stereotype: the bias many Northeeasterns held against Californians—the one that says since California is a land of fruit and nuts, it’s a great place if...
land of fruit and nuts n.— «You can make book on some of the people who were there. That is, if you get a chance to see them peform before some midnight rider from the William Morris Agency makes off with them to the land of fruits and nuts.» —“Ted...
land of fruit and nuts n.— «From the land of fruit and nuts comes word of the Oreo lawsuit. A San Francisco lawyer has sued Kraft foods because the popular cookies contain “trans fats.”» —“You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” by Mary...