Marlena from Dallas, Texas, was reading a book from the 1930s when she came across the phrase “the grouch and the brainstorm are not for us.” In a 1934 dictionary, brainstorm meant “a violent, transient mental derangement manifested in a maniacal...
death drop n.— «A friend pulled her into a swing-dance move called a death drop. It’s not as suicidal as it sounds—it’s also commonly called a windowshade, “sort of a cross between a dip and a flip.”» —“Swing...
windowshade n.— «A friend pulled her into a swing-dance move called a death drop. It’s not as suicidal as it sounds—it’s also commonly called a windowshade, “sort of a cross between a dip and a flip.”» —“Swing...

