chiefing n.— «Among coastal Indian tribes, who depend upon tourism, it is not uncommon to see them dressed as Plains Indians with full feathered headdresses and other outfits that were never their custom. It is a practice known as...
tip n.— «The tip—the crowd collected for a jewelry auction.» —“Jewelry Auctioneers’ Jargon Obtained From Auctioneers and Jewelers on 42nd Street and 14th Street” by Hatch in New York City Lexicon of Trade...
ear plug n.— «Ear plugs: noun. Thick earring-like pieces of jewelry that stretch holes in ear lobes.» —“Spring Breakers flirt with casual sex” by Laura Johnson Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Apr. 10...
shank n.— «The NFL leaves the basic design of the ring to the teams, but its rules require mandatory elements on the sides of the rings (known as “shanks,” in jewelry parlance), including the score of the game and the players’...
jibber n.— «Nearly a dozen businesses can be found hereabouts specializing in removable mouth jewelry, or (in the vernacular) fronts, or grills, or jibbers.» —“Mouth-bling market hitting a rocky spot” by David...