cadillacking v.— «Bass is correct in saying that too many people go “cadillacking” along with herbs and take large doses.» —“John K. Crellin, Jane Philpott” A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants , 1989...
servery n.— «Wired: Any simple ideas for charging devices? Stewart: I have something called the servery. It’s a room with two long white marble counters on either side and lots of plugs. That’s where everything is—I have my cameras, a lot...
Mother’s Day factor n.— «The trick is to load up the switch as much as possible, short of “blocking” or what telephone engineers refer to as “the Mother’s Day Factor.” Translation: Telephone traffic is typically...
blue bird sale n.— «The flip side of this is the “blue bird” sale, where the product is offered at, say, 100 with full expectation that it will sell for 90, but the customer either pays list or selects several high-priced...
white gold n.— «Traditionally white is the colour of mourning. When a person dies, friends, relatives and members of the community collect money in a white envelope (called white gold) for the family and the bereaved, which goes towards...
spit take n.— «Spit Take: Reaction to surprise news while drinking a glass of water was so perfected by one man that it will forever be known as the Danny Thomas Spit Take. At the dinner table, Danny’s reaction to any news he didn’t want...