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black aspirin

black aspirin  n.— «Rain, hail or shine, tsunami, avalanche or volcanic eruption, rickets, leprosy or black plague, you will find these zealots angling towards the front of the queue with fold-up chairs for comfort and a thermos full of...

mazungo

mazungo  n.— «Craig Mottram’s is known as the “Big Mazungo” to his African rivals. It translates as big white man.» —“All hail the ‘Big Mazungo’” Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) Aug. 16, 2005...

pitching

pitching  n.— «Most likely a hail of whistles and shouts will accompany the stroller’s arrival as the lookouts warn those “pitching” the drugs that a potential undercover is on the scene.» —“Just Another Night On Crack...

dally

dally  n.— «The team ropers are next. Most of them hail from the hilly oak-strewn valleys of California where dally roping originated…The word dally is a corruption of the Spanish da la vuelta, meaning to take a turn, as with a rope...

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