bust on someone v. phr.— «Bonus points to Ryan Seacrest for calling Randy on his redundancy on the Wednesday half-hour. It’s about time the hosts busted on someone other than Simon.» —“R.J. gets voted off ‘American...
Colobama n.— «Trotting out the pejorative “Colobama” to describe Colorado’s poor ranking on some quality of life yardstick generally evokes snickers of derision until one realizes that we really are getting the pants beat off...
groundhopping n.— «Its called groundhopping, and even the hobby’s followers acknowledge it is a little strange.…groundhoppers ticking off matches at this year’s Asian Cup, crisscrossing the region frantically to squeeze in as many...
petrosexual n.— «With the former professional wrestler Bill Goldberg as its host, “Bullrun” is the television spinoff of the real-life road rally of the same name, in which entry fees run more than $17,000. Participants, who sometimes...
Puertorro n.— «god is chicano, mexican, hispano,/cholo, pocho, mexican-american,/american of spanish surname (ASS!)/boricua, puertorro and a host/multihued/proclamando divinity, dignity,/humankind moving forth…» —“Barrios of...
perogy line n.— «In Manitoba, a sharp divide runs east to west through the province, affectionately known as “the perogy line.” If you live north of the perogy line, you’re in Ukrainian farming country; if you live in the south, you’re...