bathroom song n.— «There are smart and stupid times to visit a public restroom. A stupid time would be at an oldies concert, when someone like Paul McCartney says, “Here’s a song from my new album.” In the concert trade, those are called “bathroom...
eight-liner n.— «Capt. Steven Jett of the Houston Police Department estimates that Houston has 300 to 400 gaming rooms. Inside, one typically finds row after row of video gaming machines, often called “eight-liners” because there are eight ways to...
scuffle v.— «We’ll have our hot streaks, then we’ll scuffle along. We could have had a better home stand, but we’ll just have to keep banging away.» —“Club sputters against East Division clubs” Houston Chronicle May 25, 1986. (source: Double...
dually
n.— «Not just any pickup. “I’m going to get me a dually (with dual rear wheels).”» —“Junior grand championship goes to Pottsboro man, 18” by Nelson Antosh Houston Chronicle (Texas) Feb. 28, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
jingle mail n.— «Kosciuszko said the mortgage insurance industry coined the term “jingle mail” because homeowners whose mortgages were worth far more than their homes literally mailed their house keys in to lenders.» —“Haunted by debt” by Pamela...
woolly booger
n.— «Looks like a woolly booger of a storm brewing up.» —“The breakfast society” by Philip Stent Houston Chronicle (Texas) Sept. 5, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
