gloating n.— «“I have an older window from a house in England that I’m repairing for a customer.” For many of these repairs, Oneppo uses a technique called “gloating glass.” “It’s a trick I picked up when I was working in Charlotte,” he...
mocktini n.— «Serve the best with this smooth mocktini. It’s always in good taste.…Half-fill martini glass with tonic water, then top off with lemon-lime seltzer. Add lemon twist.» —by Frank Thomas, Karen Lancaster...
spit take n.— «Spit Take: Reaction to surprise news while drinking a glass of water was so perfected by one man that it will forever be known as the Danny Thomas Spit Take. At the dinner table, Danny’s reaction to any news he didn’t want...
rose stem n.— «George Scott, a business owner who represents the Upper Albany Merchants Association, said he and other leaders in Hartford’s North End also are trying to get merchants to stop selling drug paraphernalia such as the...
greenhouse n. the upper, windowed portion of an automobile. Editorial Note: Airplane pilots have been referring to glass cockpits or turrets as “greenhouses” since at least as early as 1941. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
schmiddy n. a beer glass with a capacity smaller than a pint and larger than a half-pint. Etymological Note: schooner ‘a tall beer glass’ + middy ‘a half-pint beer glass.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)