NEV n.— «Neighborhood electric vehicles, commonly called NEVs, are cheap to drive, comparable to the cost of a gasoline car that gets 150 miles per gallon, and affordable.» —“Jackson City Council supports electric...
rack inversion n.— «Meanwhile, independent station owners are getting squeezed. The gas they buy on the spot market, which is usually lower priced than that provided to branded stations under contract, is now higher, Langley said. This...
Bambi Bucket n.— Note: Appears to be a trade name. «Inter-Island employees…helped firefighters attach to the chopper a 144-gallon Bambi Bucket, which hangs suspended from the aircraft after it lifts off.…D’Attilio hovered over...
rape the ear v. phr.— «A familiar sound of summer was in the air: a crisply abrasive stripping noise, the sound of husks being torn away from fat cobs of white corn. Two or three shoppers were depositing pale-green husks and shimmery...
sticks and lube n.— «We went canoeing on the river and we were having what’s called “sticks and lube”—chicken wings served in a cut-open gallon milk container, and beer in a half-gallon container.» —“Insolence...
compost tea n.— «The Amstutz compost-humus product is especially helpful to the housewife for potting plants. About 25 percent of the mixture in potting soil should be compost. Making a “compost tea” is also suggested for...