have-a-go hero n.— «Mr. Smeaton’s celebrity reflects the general relief across Britain that no one was injured in the Glasgow attack, or in the previous day’s attempt to detonate two cars in London. His description of the attack in early...
terror-clown n.— «The car bombs—one parked outside a London nightclub, one near Trafalgar Square and one driven into Glasgow airport—seemed especially incompetent. Lewis Page, a former bomb-disposal officer, suspects the patio-gas...
firecracker n.— «With their affection for euphemism, Americans call them “firecrackers” or “popcorn”. They are hollow shells, containing anything from three to more than 2000 bomblets that can spread over large...
popcorn n.— «With their affection for euphemism, Americans call them “firecrackers” or “popcorn”. They are hollow shells, containing anything from three to more than 2000 bomblets that can spread over large areas...
Glasgow kiss n.— «One is why the French captain chose the headbutt line of attack commonly known as the Glasgow Nod (or Kiss) instead of simply lashing out with a fist, as you might have expected.» —“Assault and...
Glasgow nod n.— «One is why the French captain chose the headbutt line of attack commonly known as the Glasgow Nod (or Kiss) instead of simply lashing out with a fist, as you might have expected.» —“Assault and...