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...
bridge n.— «Bridge, (merchandise that falls between the designer level and more moderately priced brands) is a relatively new term, coined by retailers 20 to 30 years ago, says Cohen. Back then, the fashion landscape was changing. Women...
Mutt and Jeff n.— «While interrogation instructors are currently undergoing four-hour classes, and the Army is spending millions dispatching mobile training teams to all corners of the world, those with expertise in battlefield human...
raincoat crowd n.— «We’re not aiming at the fetish set, or what I call the “raincoat crowd.”…We want our competition to be based on talent, not body image.» —“Glam slam” by Joseph P. Kahn in...