terminal wean n.— «They cover studies on both brain-dead people and “terminal wean” patients, who still have brain function but will die soon after being taken off life support.» —“Science calls at the...
pisshead n.— «Pissheads—Pissheads are the sophomores. Their main function is to train the Fish. Again, I don’t know where the name came from. As the enforcers, Pissheads are generally disliked by the Fish.» —“What...
mini-job n.— «Then there’s the prospect of a “mini-job,” also known as a one euro job. As of January 1, the long-term unemployed will begin to be offered work of up to 30 hours a week carrying out some sort of socially...
caging n.— «The contribution checks went to a Viguerie “caging function” here for processing. Peck protested, charging that Dornan’s campaign was “run out of Falls Church.” Recognizing that “Peck’s got a...
pump head n.— «Clinton stands a good chance of fully rebounding from the bypass surgery, in which doctors replace clogged arteries to the heart with veins and arteries taken from elsewhere in the body. But many people who undergo the...
turkey bacon n.— «My fellow weirdos, you must join me in my quest to expand our language just slightly. From now on, I ask that you now refer to all rent-a-cops as turkey bacon. For those who don’t know, turkey bacon is processed, smoked...