two-and-barbecue other.— «There’s no shortage of explanations for the ACC’s 51-year drought. Of the league’s 25 qualifiers, only seven have won at least two games in the tournament, equaling the number of league teams heading home after...
raincoat crowd n.— «One thing that distinguishes couples films from those made for “the raincoat crowd,” as Mr. Fishbein put it, is more plot, more characterization and thus more motivation for sex.» —“X-Rated ‘Couples...
blue canary n.— «Altschul said that the first responders to any terrorist attack would likely be police or firefighters. Like the canaries once used by miners to detect poisonous methane gas, the “blue canaries,” as police and...
mezangelle n.— «The syntactical notation is taken from wildcards and regular expressions in programming languages and Unix command line interpreters forming an archetypical world. In mez’s own language “mezangelle,” it is called...
make it rain v. phr.— «From time to time, patrons flung plumes of cash toward the rafters, letting the dollar bills flutter where they may—a ritual known as “making it rain.” It began as a flashy way for big-timers to tip the...
make it rain v. phr.— «Frequenting strip clubs in Atlanta, such as Magic City, the Blue Flame, Body Tap and the now-defunct Gentleman’s Club, has become almost a religion, making adult entertainment one of the most profitable businesses...