stove-pipe n.— «Soldiers call it a “stove-pipe.” It happens rarely, and usually in the very worst of combat circumstances: the soldier is fatally hit just as he is firing his handgun. In the split second when his weapon fires...
bobo n.— «I would that I a sky lark were/To sing sweet songs of love/That I could leave the earth below/And soar far, far above.…But I don’t know now after all/If that would be much fun/Some bobo’d probably crack me up/At long range...
psychoceramics n.— «For a time in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Kreiss sold a line of collectible ceramic figurines featuring odd beatniks and other characters that aficionados on eBay now refer to as psychoceramics. One green fuzzy-haired...
off-paper adv.— «Hood also pointed to a statement in Schmidt’s notes that “people know Stan Ford is a straight shooter and he turns away people who want to buy off-paper.” Schmitt agreed with Hood’s assertion that “off...
tase v.— «After being “Tased,” as he called it, “I felt really energized.” The maximum time a person is Tased is five seconds.» —“Shock and fear, from a plastic yellow gun” by Christine V...
joint n.— «After Mr. Summers came out of the house and hit Mr. Lane, witnesses told police they heard Mr. Lane tell Mr. Campbell to “Go get that joint,” a street term for a gun.» —“Man to testify against friend in Crofton...