smudging n.— «Wendy Sarasohn, a broker with the Corcoran Group who has guided buyers away from apartments she felt had bad vibes and who has arranged smudgings (an American Indian practice during which smoke is used to cleanse a place of...
baked in adj.— «Archipelago shares have marched steadily higher since April, when the deal was announced, from $18 per share then to about $64 as of Tuesday’s close. Some analysts have suggested this means any gains were already...
road tank wagon n.— «These road tank wagons, as they are called in the petroleum industry, will now be painted with the blue and orange colours of the Sol brand and the distinctive logo featuring the Caribbean sun. The tank wagons will be...
boot party n. the kicking and stomping of a person by a group of attackers. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
urst n.— «Most TV shows, after all, try to string out the sexual tension as long as possible. There’s even a term for this, “urst,” as in lust plus unfulfilled urges.» —“Anatomy of a TV sensation” by Virginia...
diesel therapy n.— «Jimmy Magner, a former federal prisoner and founder of the newsletter PWA-RAG (Prisoners with AIDS-Rights Action Group), endured years of diesel therapy, the practice of moving prisoner organizers from one to prison...