fake-a-bake n.— «Myth: Sunless tanning, also known as fake-a-bake, is risk-free. Reality: It is true that using any of a variety of lotions, sprays, gels, creams and powders from the multi-million-dollar sunless-tanning industry can...
100-mile-an-hour tape n.— «To compensate for the darkness we attached chemical glow sticks to the stakes contained in the pit. We used duck tape, also known as “100 Mile an Hour Tape,” to secure the glow sticks. I guess you...
Big Mother n.— «In their collective stead, we got the Live Aid concerts, an always exciting and sometimes worrying spectacle that shrunk the globe to an altruistic village ruled by a benign Big Mother.» —“North of the border, the...
mop and glow v. phr. attributively, connoting hazardous materials clean-up, especially when applied to emergency services personnel. Etymological Note: Probably influenced by “Mop & Glo,” a strong-smelling household floor cleaner...
mop and glow v. phr.— «We are mostly haz mat aware only and count on a county team of suckers to do the mop and glow stuff, but the city wants 2 engines at Tech Level asap.» —“Re: 50 Cent a Gallon gas soon” Usenet: alt...
mop and glow v. phr.— «I believe when I became a HazMat Tech. Cont. Ed. hours was offered for EMS recerts.…Become a tech, doing the mop and glow stuff is actually kinda fun once ya get into it.» —“HAZ MAT in Morgan...