lay pipe v. phr.— «In the first draft of every script ever written, especially the bad ones, there’s a character we writers call Sam the Explainer.…He’s the guy-gal-straight-gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgendered guy who stops the show...
sardine special n.— «A train journey in Greater Manchester has been labelled a “sardine special’ and one of the most overcrowded in Britain.» —“The train trip from hell” by Brian Lashley Manchester Evening...
anti-fit adj.— «A jeans manufacturer has a commercial for a new brand of jeans “with anti-fit.” I was still struggling with this concept when I heard a woman fashion expert on the radio say “Of course, most clothes now...
preesh v.— «I’ve been trying to follow the news, but I’m lost: does someone want to tell me what the hell is going on in Lebanon? Preesh.» —“The world is going crazy” by Zut van Rijn (zutaloo) UC Davis LiveJournal...
barmuda triangle n.— «They park half a block from the press club…part of the Barmuda Triangle [three really divey bars in downtown sacramento if you care].» —“to hell with it” by DayGloGoth Usenet: alt.drunken...
fart in a mitten n.— «Such terms would, understandably, have the Broadcasting Standards people “jumping about like a fart in a mitten,” in the phrase that [Reinhold] Aman cited in 1984.» —“Lingua Franca: One Hell Of An...