person of pallor n.— «“Gawd you’re ignorant! I’m White.”…“Shouldn’t that be pigmentally disabled” “No, no, no. Get with the program! He’s a person of pallor!”» —“Re: racial” by Joseph T...
elephant cage n.— «The AN/FLR-9 Countermeasures Receiving System, an excellent example of a Wullenweber DF array. This array, commonly called an “Elephant Cage,” is 900 feet in diameter.» —by Joseph D. Moell, Thomas N...
protect eggs v. phr.— «The coaches met Tuesday about implementing an early signing period, similar to what the NCAA employs for men’s and women’s basketball.…“It helps everyone. You don’t have to babysit (a committed prospect) or...
red-boarding v.— «On thinking things over, or Own should have been played, for “red-boarding” the race, On Your several reasons.» —“On Your Own, 10-1 Aqueduct Victor” by Joseph C. Nichols New York...
red-boarding v.— «There was a lot of “red-boarding” (i.e., post-race reasoning) as to why the horse should have been played.» —“Craftiness, at $6.50, Captures Diana Handicap at Saratoga in Record Time” by...
stovepipe v.— «“They got him on the ground and he was still pulling the trigger, but the gun had stovepiped,” Werner said, using a term for when pistol jams and does not retract into the firing position.» —“Officers subdue...