dope opera n.— «Still, musicals and might-as-well-be musicals like “Pulp Fiction” (you could call it a dope opera) have been kind to him ever since the early 1970s, when he made his stage breakthrough as a replacement Doody in the original Broadway...
fake-up n.— «Female inmates at the Charlotte Jail aren’t allowed to bring in or wear makeup, so they improvise. They use things such as: Skittles candy, Crystal Light and instant coffee to look pretty. They call it “fake-up.” “We get some hair...
grease copy n.— «the Ginsu spots that he and Schiff collaborated on resonated and became part of pop culture precisely because they were absurd, recognized as camp at the time and parodied immediately (and for years after they first appeared). The...
speed money n.— «Another term widely used at border crossings is “expediting fee.” For a euphemism it is surprisingly accurate: paying it will keep your bags, and perhaps your contraband, from being dumped onto a floor and sifted through at a...
grease police n.— «I don’t want government to be the “grease police” or “sugar sheriff” and tell people what to eat or not eat.» —“Campaigning for a Healthier America” by Healthbeat: Mike Huckabee Newsweek May 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
sugar sheriff n.— «I don’t want government to be the “grease police” or “sugar sheriff” and tell people what to eat or not eat.» —“Campaigning for a Healthier America” by Healthbeat: Mike Huckabee Newsweek May 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
