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Puertorro

Puertorro  n.— «El Pobre Kim Wan estuvo dos años sirviendo en el regimiento 65 y aprendío la lengua, y bromeaba con los soldados y decía que quería ir a “Puertorro” a quitarle…Cuando llegara a “Puertorro”...

t’interweb

t’interweb  n.— «Two nights in La Rochelle, then two nights in Nantes. Train tickets arrived tihs morning, hotels all booked on t’Interweb.» —“Re: What is making you happy?” by Tim Emanuel Usenet: uk.misc Jan. 31...

mug it

mug it  v. phr.— «La Russa knew it would have haunted him the rest of his life if the Cardinals, in his colorful euphemism, “mugged it.” “It was just concern we were going to be part of history in the worst kind of...

cabbage

cabbage  n.— «Seconds after positioning myself on a polished brass railing, I was approached by a guy offering “cabby” and holding a tightly packed tab of white powder. Cabby, apparently, is short for “cabbage,”...

cabby

cabby  n.— «Seconds after positioning myself on a polished brass railing, I was approached by a guy offering “cabby” and holding a tightly packed tab of white powder. Cabby, apparently, is short for “cabbage,”...

babysit

babysit  v.— «Some airline industry officials said the proliferation of smaller planes is also a result of airlines’ efforts to protect their slots. In a practice known as “baby-sitting” slots, they are scheduling more frequent flights...