parent-flattering adj.— «One marketing firm has coined a term for such parent-driven kid fashion, an industry likely to hit $17.5 billion this year. It’s a facet of licensing called “parent-flattering,” according to the study...
chopper n.— «Witnesses told police Turner said they would take their “choppers,” a street term for automatic rifles and kill everyone in the house.» —“New Details Released in Family Killing” by Pam...
post turtle n.— «Out here in the country, Bush and his buddies are referred to as “post turtles.” Those are turtles you might see on the top of a fence post. They don’t know how they got up there, they don’t know what...
boomer n.— «For some projects, such as the blast furnace, union tradesman from as far away as New York and California—known in construction as “boomers” and travelers—are coming to Northwest Indiana and Illinois to work...
mantie n.— «Add another choice to the old boxers vs. briefs argument—manties, or panties for men.» —“Mantie raid!” by Caryn Rousseau Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Apr. 13, 2006. (source: Double...
potel n.— «Then followed the hotel-potel-motel crowd, which has bought up vast properties along US highways and Inter-States on the East Coast and is steadily moving westward.» —“From India to Indiana” by Chidanand...