chopper stopper n.— «He was one of about two dozen men arrested in 2004 in Operation Chopper Stopper, a multi-agency investigation named for street slang for assault rifles.» —“Woman ran city drug ring they broke up, police...
deep pocket rule n.— «The common law rule of joint and several liability makes each defendant in a tort lawsuit liable for the entire amount of plaintiff’s damages. The rule is sometimes called the “deep pocket” rule.» —“King...
mud-out n.— «At another home students continued with the “mud-outs,” as the process is called. In addition to removing the sheetrock on the home covered with mold from floor to ceiling, in a heart-wrenching process they removed all of the...
woof it up v. phr.— «They are kids who will have to get over some schoolyard disputes, such as Jefferson and Stephon Marbury woofing it up in last spring’s playoffs.» —“U.S. flawed, but Duncan gives it shot” by Sam...
check six n.— «“It was a quick check six,” said the reservist from the Jacksonville area who flies for Federal Express, referring to a military parlance for looking to the rear.» —“Biker admits to speeding in fatal...
mets n.— «The CT scan showed mets to the lungs and the liver.» —“The gift of small victories; A Stage IV breast cancer patient’s quest for hope and healing” by Tara McParland Florida Times...