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scamdicapper

scamdicapper  n.— «Ex-football stars and head coaches have long shown an eagerness to sell their names to scamdicappers.… Typically, a star’s name is used to front boiler room scams of seasoned scamdicappers and con artists...

data Valdez

data Valdez  n.— «Ted checks in on what people are calling the “data Valdez.”…Every couple of steps we take going forward,…we seem to get hit back by something horrible like “the call” or “the data...

New York rain

New York rain
 n.— «“New York rain” is the local term for water that drips, annoyingly, from air-conditioners onto passers-by.» —“Hard rain” in Hong Kong Economist Aug. 3, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

steady ticket

steady ticket  n.— «At least three days a week, however, Atencio has a steady “ticket.” In other words, through the labor pool he works 12-hour shifts at a large printing press.» —“Life Is Hard At The Bottom” by...

sit and go

sit and go  n.— «The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood hosts what are known as “sit and go” tournaments. These last about an hour and are held 24 hours a day.…”Sit and go is a poker culture term...

gay vague

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:...

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