lawnmower beer n.— «Now that the heat of summer is upon us it’s the perfect time to enjoy clear refreshing lagers, and, of course, the most popular version, pilsner. “Lawnmower beers” they are sometimes called.» —“Summer...
budget dust n.— «During the heat of the bidding process, a few wannabe licensees obviously felt as though their high-dollar bids for spectrum would be justified and add up to mere “budget dust” in the long-term.» —“Budget...
promask carrier n.— «Agent Shawn Burke of the Army Criminal Investigation Division testified that he found three unexploded grenades in the bag—two incendiary grenades that emit intense heat and one fragmentation grenade, that sprays...
heavy ball n.— «Patak hits what is known in volleyball parlance as a “heavy ball”—a shot without the usual top spin that is a sensitive blocker’s nightmare. “It’s like a knuckleball with a lot of heat on it,” UH...
tiny heart syndrome n.— «They found the WMD. Saddam had them in his arse. No I thought the joke could have been made funnier. In bad taste? Well if you are a queer with teeny tiny heart syndrome. Our military bitched for 12 years for a...
inspiration n.— «Sometime last year, Hariri’s patience with Syria finally snapped. The moment was probably last August when he had an “inspiration”—the Lebanese euphemism for a summons to Damascus—and was told that the...