steady ticket n.— «He’s on the upper rung with his $9.50 per-hour paycheck. Even better, he has what’s called a “steady ticket,” meaning he has the same job every day.» —“Day work is his way up from drugs” by Rick Rousos The Ledger (Lakeland...
de novo n.— «In New Jersey, start-up banks—which the banking industry calls “de novos,” or Latin for “from the beginning”—must raise $6 million before they can open.» —“In banking, small is the new big” by Sam Ali Star-Ledger (N.J.) Feb. 26, 2006...
gaggle n.— «White House press secretary Scott McClellan holds what is commonly referred to as the “Gaggle,” a near-daily briefing given to the chief White House correspondents of their “respected” news outlets.» —“White House Press Corps Now a...
spooty adj.— «Peyton Manning and Mike Vanderjagt hold dueling news conferences every day in which they call each other names like “spooty head” and “Eli’s less-talented brother.”» —“Rams’ cast was perfect for HBO” by Eric McHugh Patriot...
overhang n.— «Uncertainty over Lipitor had been a cloud over Pfizer, or an “overhang,” in Wall Street lingo.» —“Pfizer’s Lipitor patent win rallies drug stocks” by George E. Jordan Star-Ledger (N.J.) Dec. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
woof it up
v. phr.— «As for trash talk, sure, they’ll woof it up on the court.» —“What’s ‘Hot’ in hoops” by Troy Johnson Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Ga.) Dec. 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)