protein spill n.— «I wrote last year, asking people to write any puke synonyms they’ve heard of lately…protein spill.» —“How about some puke synonyms?” by Joseph S. Polvino Usenet: rec.humor Feb. 25, 1990...
wheeling n.— «Melcher tied up the Senate for several days over a more technical issue of importance to small and public utilities—their ability to get power “wheeled” to them across the transmission lines of larger private...
rat-racing n.— «Some of our pilots satisfy their nostalgia by rat racing with Canadian[s]…from another base.» —“Remote Radar Stations Keep Air Force ‘Cocked’” by Joseph A. Dear in Germany Michigan Evening...
big voice n.— «The siren and the inevitable “big voice” yelling at us to take cover.» —“A doctor’s list of memories of Iraq, good and bad” by Joseph L. Galloway Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.) Oct. 5...
gating v.— «His parole officer did not consider holding, or “gating” him until the absolute end of his sentence on Nov. 28, 1989. To do so, an inmate’s behavior must have changed or there must be new information concerning his...
turtle n.— «In soldier parlance, they are “turtles”—a Vietnam-era nickname derived from their supposedly slow arrival in theater—or “FNGs,” a slightly more colorful reference to their “[expletive] New...