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banana bender

banana bender  n.— «When speaking of Johnson, a “banana bender,” the term for all Queenslanders. It is said they spend their time putting the bends into bananas.» —“ Bend it like Johnson” by Kevin...

1090

1090  n.— «A 1090, for those not of the Southern persuasion, is another name for a mullet, the beloved haircut being roughly 10 percent in front, 90 percent in the back.» —“Rock ‘n roll may never die” by Bill...

suicide headache

suicide headache  n.— «Cluster headache (CH) remains an enigma to the medical profession.…Many chronic CH sufferers eventually take their own lives—earning CH the gruesome moniker “suicide headaches.”» —“LSD cured my...

Delaware effect

Delaware effect  n.— «The Irish government has thrown everybody (and that includes Sarkozy and Merkel) off track by guaranteeing every last penny in its banks. The risks run by this kind of unilateral action inside the European Union are...

balloon addendum

balloon addendum  n.— «The friend asked her if she was aware of something called a “balloon addendum.” The addendum states that in 40 years, when she is in her 80s, she will have to make one payment for the entire remaining...

poverty pimp

poverty pimp  n.— «They want to know how there can be millions of dollars coming into Fresno to address the homelessness issue and none of it goes to help the homeless. All I can tell them is that there are some very well funded...