Gordie Howe hat trick n.— «If he does, the top two players in the league last season could be in for what is known in hockey as a Gordie Howe hat trick—a goal, an assist and a fight.» —“Ovechkin, Malkin friendship grows cold” in...
Martha talks about the hoopoe, that colorful, clownish, extremely smelly bird—with a likely linguistic connection to defrauded hedge fund investors.
sugar hat n.— «The key is to find a sugar cone (also known as a “sugar hat”) which is a solid piece of white sugar that you can flame.» —“Feuerzangenbowle (Christmas Flaming Mulled Wine)” Celtnet Recipes Jan. 5, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued...
dashboard v.— «Snyder is a 26-year-old from Raymore, Mo., with a black hat, a dignified air and a nose reconstructed a few years ago by a surgeon who used Snyder’s driver’s license as a guide. That procedure followed a head-to-head run-in with a...
barsexual adj.— «Origliasso may be bisexual, “not so straight” (like Missy Higgins) or “barsexual” (a new term for girls who kiss at bars, to impress boys).» —“Same sex old hat” by Rebecca Fitzgibbon Mercury (Tasmania, Australia) July 18, 2008...
bring-down n.— «At the same time the advanced due-diligence process, known as “bring-down,” being undertaken by B&B’s advisers had started to turn up some disturbing figures in the mortgage book.» —“B&B had to pass the hat around” by Harry...