Ken-Taco-Hut n.— «It was called All ’n One because Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC restaurants were all under one roof. But the official name didn’t last long with teen-agers. They soon nicknamed it the Ken-Taco-Hut and still call it that.» —“Its name...
chute dogger n.— «He’s a chute dogger—a term for steer wrestlers. When the gates open, he’ll try to drag the steer into the arena, then pile-drive it to the ground.» —“So You Wanna Be a Cowboy?” by Ben Paynter The Pitch (Kansas City, Mo.) Oct. 20...
show pink v. phr.— «Unnamed dancers who are a party to the suit assert that full nudity (“showing pink,” in stripper parlance) and simulating sex acts are “essential” parts of their free expression.» —“The Big Coverup” by David Martin The...
splash n.— «The technique, called “splash,” is something director Beate Pettigrew has employed in the classroom (she’s an adjunct professor of acting at JCCC) and wanted to try in an actual production. She began using it in class as a simple way of...
rocket surgery n.— «One legislator, mixing metaphors in referring to a simple concept, called it “rocket surgery.”» —“Legislative Lingo” by Jim Sullinger in Topeka, Kan. Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Kan.-Mo.) July 3, 2005. (source: Double...
lockbox n.— «During the Kansas special session, a provision holding up a $33 million payment to schools became a “lockbox.”» —“Legislative Lingo” by Jim Sullinger in Topeka, Kan. Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Kan.-Mo.) July 3, 2005. (source:...
