stashing n.— «They want to get to the Super Bowl in some cases too hard, which is why we have fines for playing games (hiding injuries, etc.) with players and stashing and all.» —“O.J.‘s $700,000 no secret” Globe and...
rat line n.— «The former CIC colonel said hundreds of Nazis were brought out of Germany by the same route and “everybody that went through the Rat Line was personally accompanied to the ship by a member of our organization...
chippy adj.— «Out of a somewhat chippy summit meeting in Moscow, the superpower leaders have agreed through gritted teeth that each side has a lot to learn about the other.» —“Wheels within wheels” Globe and...
on one’s bicycle adj.— «We came out here (in the 12th) and Weaver was on his bicycle, dancing around.» —“Weaver defeats LeDoux” in Bloomington, Minn. Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Nov. 26, 1979. (source:...
salvage v.— «According to the task force report, 1,082 Filipinos were “extra-legally executed or salvaged (a euphemism for assassinations)” between 1975 and 1983. During the same period, 266 others “disappeared...
la migra n.— «The Border Patrol, la migra to the aliens, is desperately seeking to boost its $533-million budget by $41 million.» —“Nightly Ritual: Checker game on U.S. border with people as the pieces” by Ivor...