The older sense of disappoint was briskly literal: in the 15th century, to disappoint someone could mean to remove them from an appointed office. A ruler could be disappointed, meaning stripped of rule, before the verb developed its familiar sense...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
