pea-shake house n.— «There were many times that his father went to the local pea shake house and turned 25 cents into 25 dollars to support a family of nine. This is how he grew up and still today people are using ticket houses to make...
talk out (something) v. phr.— «The junior Communities and Local Government Minister, Angela Smith, was still speaking when the time limit for the debate expired, a practice known as “talking out” a Bill.» —“Garden...
BLR n.— «As far as Bonapartism in the higher echelons of the Pakistan Army goes, the situation in army parlance is BLR or Beyond Local Repair. BLR denotes a vehicle or other piece of equipment such as a weapon, being in such a state that...
ghost-ride v.— «Stockton police officers said they’re seeing more and more teens “ghost-riding the whip.” It’s a phrase coined by rap artists that refers to the act of jumping out of a moving vehicle and dancing alongside it...
planemo n.— «We find two of our objects to be planemos; though the faintest of our targets, they are much brighter than expected for such low masses.» —by Jacques Lépine, Jane Gregorio-Hetem Open Issues in Local Star...
SMIDSY n.— « “Cyclists, no matter how reflective, well lit or well trained, know only too well how invisible they can be on the roads.…They even have a term for the type of accident: SMIDSY—Sorry mate,I didn ’t see you...