care bear n.— «Sitting in his squad car on the westbound lane of Interstate 70 near Troy, Illinois State Trooper Scott Becker wasn’t getting a lot of chances to write speeding tickets.…Becker was just there to let the drivers know that he cared—one...
Tsunami Tuesday n.— «February 5, a.k.a. “Tsunami Tuesday,” is not just going to be anchored by California’s primary. Other big states, like New York, New Jersey, Illinois and possibly Texas, are going to be on the same day.» —“Will Tsunami Tuesday...
guap
n.— «Need dat guap nigga. Niggas out here hungry we tryn to eat nephew.» —“Swagger Kingz” in Chicago, Illinois MySpace Feb. 2, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
creeping crud n.— «Pharmacists who don’t write the name of the medicine on the bottle, only the name of the doctor (illegible) and a number. So six months later you can’t use your specific for creeping crud because you don’t know which bottle to...
power pearls n.pl.— «Style setter Nancy Pelosi reinvents the importance of a signature piece, coining the term “power pearls” with her multi-colored South Sea and Tahitian Pearls strand.» —“The Allure of the Pearl for Spring 2007″ WLS-TV (Chicago...
Beavis and Butthead lab n.— «But most labs are much smaller—so-called “stove top” or “Beavis and Butthead” labs run by small-scale dealers in suburban areas.» —“‘Cooks’ create drug nightmare Potent new form of methamphetamine inspires violent...
