butter and eggs n.— «Americans are betting almost a billion dollars a year that they can guess…The Chicago butter and egg prices.…In some cities it is called “numbers,” in others, “policy.”…The...
potel n.— «Witness housing for the homeless, a never-ending scandal. Patel, a common Indian name, has become generic. Put the poor in a Potel, since we don’t seem to be able to build shelters.» —“The Good Life” by Herb...
liquid talent n.— «I am also passionate about the components of the Good Life that I believe contribute to the overall jazz lifestyle. Foremost among these is alcohol; or, as it is known around the ’Dome, “liquid talent.”» —“Holiday...
sack dance
n.— «Does a happy sack dance….I’m a Bad Ass Brewer With Attitude! Yeah!» —“Re: OT: Beer is Good for You…“ by Fred Stone Usenet: alt.atheism Oct. 25, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
pharming n.— «Human/animal hybrids, called chimeras, already exist. Promoters of this research note that inserting human DNA into animals could result in great human good. For example, human proteins could be obtained from the milk of...
sero-sorting n.— «The practice is known as sero-sorting, which involves men choosing sex partners based on their common serostatus, a term that refers to the presence of antibodies to a particular infectious agent in the blood.» —“A...