tingle table n.— «First letter openings are made by an automatic slicer, and all contents go quickly to the “tingle table,” where employes separate taxpayer checks and their forms from those due refunds.» —“Taxpayers Dealing With Cool Computer” by...
put a nickel in someone v. phr.— «I had figured all along that I was going to do something with my freedom after retirement. But nobody put a nickel in me to make me dance.» —“Dreamed Of Retirement But Found Another Job” by Thomas Collins Hartford...
starvation corner n.— «The man is immature, selfish, unloving, faithful and no bargain no matter how you look at it. He has relegated you to a starvation corner.…He gives nothing of himself.» —“‘Good Provider’ Who Gives Nothing of Himself Is No...
stander n.— «Carousel horse resin model, $425 to $1,825, plus shipping and handling. “Lefty,” a full-sized, carousel horse is a looker as well as a “stander” (the term for a carousel animal with three legs down and one leg raised).» —“Museum...
pantload
n.— «He’s been abusing them with names like “fat pantload.”» —“Radio rabble-rouser stirs strong passions” by Jon Lender Hartford Courant (Connecticut) May 23, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Spaghetti Bowl n.— «A complex web of pipelines known as the “Spaghetti Bowl” transports liquid and gaseous materials between the plants.» —“Houston Booms On Oil, Mud” in Washington Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Sept. 20, 1960. (source: Double...
