dodgepot n.— «Re Brazil’s goalkeeper—Alan Hansen: “Brazil are great going forward, terrfic, but their goalkeeper is an absolute dodgepot.” Jimmy Hill: “It doesn’t take a genius to see that their goalkeeper is slightly suspect.”» —“Walking Parisian...
futsal n.— «Like most South Americans, the Uruguayan midfield genius played Futsal (or Indoor Soccer) ONLY until the age of 17.» —“‘Pay-Up’ Blitz On NSL Clubs” by Johnny Warren Sun Herald (Australia) Sept. 20, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued...
D-girl n.— «The idea came from Kitty, a D-girl (or, in wicked Hooeywood parlance, “Development Slut”) from the TV division of Genius Nerd Films.» —“Running down Lunacy Lane with a D-girl” by Ms. Gonick San Francisco Chronicle (California) Sept. 3...
Hooeywood n.— «The idea came from Kitty, a D-girl (or, in wicked Hooeywood parlance, “Development Slut”) from the TV division of Genius Nerd Films.» —“Running down Lunacy Lane with a D-girl” by Ms. Gonick San Francisco Chronicle (California) Sept...
fairy ring n.— «The rosy horizon beyond which youth cannot see—the gay rainbow that overarches fancy’s landscape—the halo that genius spreads around the barren pathway of existence—the green and fairy ring encircling over the beloved!» —“The...
jugaad n.— «The operative world of jugaad, implying alternatives, substitutes, improvisations and make-dos, is spurred by a native inventiveness steeped in a culture of scarcity and survival.» —“Makeshift Miracles: The Indian Genius for Jugaad” by...
