revolving s.o.b n.— «Some people who had been my good friends even started calling me a revolving s.o.b. A revolving s.o.b, according to the late Iron Pants Johnson, is a man who’s an s.o.b. any way you look at him.» —by Harry Allen...
gator arm n.pl.— «When receivers run pass patterns across the middle, they don’t like to stretch for the ball for fear of being smacked in the ribs by Swilling. “We call that ‘Gator arms’ because they try to short-arm the...
muggle n.— Note: Borrowed from J.K. Rowling’s books about Harry Potter. «He glanced around to make sure no muggles were watching. UF’s campus is crawling with muggles, the term for those oblivious to the worldwide scavenger hunt...
lay down date n.— «Booksellers have been required to refrain from selling the book until then, in what is known as a “lay down” date in the publishing world, a tactic typically used for giant best-selling books such as the...
one-finger peace sign
n.— «Nicole started to flip him off, but she hadn’t ever seen the one-fingered peace sign here.» —by Judith Tarr, Harry Turtledove Household Gods Sept., 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
blue canary n.— «I’ve got to admit I was only a little surprised by the fact that the cops ran in the building without gear, common sense, etc. Have you ever seen cops approach the scene of a possible Haz-Mat incident? They’re not called...