cyclocross n.— «Forget about racing in a pack, drafting off others and saving something for the finishing sprint. Cyclocross races are over in a flash—30 to 60 minutes in duration depending on experience level—and demand that participants...
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...