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...
cheese curtain
n.— «Wisconsin—Behind the Cheese Curtain.» —“Re: Longest Known Palindrome” by Joseph Betz Usenet: talk.bizarre Oct. 12, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
gas-and-go n.— «“That’s a totally inappropriate location for any type of methadone program,” Hayes said. “And from what I can tell, this [proposed] operation will be a ‘gas-and-go.’” In medical parlance, a “gas-and-go” clinic is little...
Velvet Mafia n.— «I remember an argument about Sam Kinison, and Andrew Dice Clay, on this board a while back. I don’t know if people know it, but their backers…are on the official hollywood “closet” list.… Also...