In the 15th century, the word disappoint meant “to remove someone from appointed office.” Only later did the word take on its modern meaning of “fail to fulfill expectations.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Disappointed Instead...
Killadelphia n.— «He said calling Philadelphia “Killadelphia” is a bum wrap because the number of homicides is lower than in past years.» —“Outgoing Police Commissioner Says ‘Killadelphia’ Is Bum Wrap” WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Jan. 4...
DT n.— «Court documents allege Carter asked Lyons to “go look for DTs,” which is a street term for detectives, in the moments before the shooting. Lyons went down the street, then came back and reported he didn’t see any.» —“Second man charged in...
faint hope clause n.— «Olson owned up to his culpability in 1982 when B.C. authorities agreed to give Olson’s wife $10,000 for each child he killed in exchange for telling them where their bodies and personal effects were. In 1997, Olson applied...
goonda tax n.— «The main accused in the Magarasa massacre was arrested by the police on Wednesday morning from the same locality while he was engaged in extorting goonda tax from shopkeepers.» —“Main accused in Magarasa homicide arrested” in...
mean-mugging n.— «One of the three persons charged in the homicide said he gunned down McKay because “he was mean-mugging me.”» —“Our $6 million bodies are losing value on deadly streets” by Lewis W. Diuguid Kansas City Star (C2) July 13, 1994...
