worm dirt n.— «The neighbor boys next door were chewing this stuff that they called “worm dirt.” Of course I wanted to try some. I took about half a handful and swallowed it all. Come to find out I had just swallowed half a...
white-label adj.— «Its Intermortgage division has already begun acting as a subcontractor for a handful of other firms and more contracts are expected. As a “white-label” mortgage processor, Intermortgage will enable its...
bull ring n.— «Only a handful of the scores of tracks that the World of Outlaws drivers race on during the season are as short as the quarter-mile track at Princeton. Meyer noted that many racers refer to it as the bull ring.» —“High...
thrillionaire n.— «Thrillionaire Richard Garriott and a handful of others defied a court order and toured the wreckage of the Titanic last week. The 37-year-old Origin Systems co-founder paid a reported $65,000 for the trip...
gay vague adj.— «Many men have migrated to a middle ground where the cues traditionally used to pigeonhole sexual orientation—hair, clothing, voice, body language—are more and more ambiguous. Make jokes about it. Call it what you will:...
eve-teasing n.— «One aspect of the problem of student indiscipline which is plaguing university authorities in India has been the bullying and harassment of girl students in the few coeducational institutions—a pastime so common that it...