ghost v.— «He refused to obey rules and, as a result, was repeatedly moved from jail to jail…a practice known as “ghosting.” Clare was forced to travel to prisons all over the country to see him.» —“15 years for a...
ghost kid n.— «The thing that scares me most as a superintendent, as a person, as a professional educator, are kids that are called ghost kids, kids that walk around our schools and don’t have any attachments or association with anybody...
ghost n.— «What was meant to be a day meeting the Iraqi people in one of Baghdad’s eastern neighborhoods abruptly turned into a long day of what the soldiers now refer to as “chasing the ghosts of small arms fire.” The troops...
snackluck n.— «Scary movie night is tonight. Lots of ghost stories, scary movies, snackluck, etc.» —“Good news/bad news” by Mandy This is boring (Miami, Florida) Oct. 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
ghost band n.— «The phrase “ghost band” is often used—in a pejorative sense—to describe tired, lingering big bands whose leaders have long since departed.» —“Big Band Bash” by Richard S...
jalapeño
n.— «Jon was a “jalapeño”, half white (Hauli, the slang for “White” in Hawaii) half Filipino.» —“I see Ghosts in my house” by pax industria /dev/null May 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)