Tagidiomatic expressions

back-porch money

back-porch money  n.— «That’s not to say street money doesn’t cause problems. For one thing, by the time it reaches ward leaders, it is cash. While some ward leaders are assiduous about keeping receipts and filing the necessary public...

cupcake

cupcake v. to compete or win with little effort. Editorial Note: Usually transitive, especially in the form cupcake it. Thanks and credit go to Ben Zimmer for his research. Etymological Note: Ben Zimmer has suggested comparisons with other dessert...

go bazootie

go bazootie v. phr. to go crazy. Editorial Note: This term is not common. It is probably a form of go berserk ‘to become frenzied; to go crazy’ and related to the also uncommon go bazonkers. Also see bazooty. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)