heroic dose n.— «An ounce in twenty-four hours, and a drachm at a dose, are heroic prescriptions, and not to be generally imitated.…In cases wherein the physician might be tempted to overstep nature with these heroic doses of...
stink eye n.— «Chris Marlowe expects to see some “stink eyes” Saturday. The TV volleyball analyst, working NBC’s U.S. championships this weekend, says that piece of beach volleyball lingo—translation: menacing glares—will...
flavor saver n.— «And before we forget it, just what is that growth of hair under Jackson’s lip, anyhow? “Jud Buechler calls it a flavor saver,” Jackson said. “It’s my Frank Zappa look.”» —“Bickering Bulls...
soul patch n.— «Phil has been known to sport a nest of facial hair referred to as the Soul Patch.» —“One Jackson beats it, the other moonwalking back” by Randy Hill FOXSports.com June 14, 2005. (source: Double...
Sick Bags n.— «From a distance, Six Flags towers above the forest like the skeletal remains of a long-dead civilisation—aficionados refer to it as Sick Bags, in gruesome acknowledgment of the franchise’s reputation as the Kingdom of...
french fries n.pl.— «Schaffel had worked for Jackson before, but was fired when news leaked of his ties to the adult entertainment world, Provencio said. Schaffel went back to Jackson, whom the producer would call Arnold. Their special...