auto chocolate n.— «They sell what are known here as “autos chocolates,” coined because these aging used cars are like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’ll get.…In 2001 the Mexican government offered an amnesty for camionetas chocolates...
atta-boy n.— «“I like doing this sort of thing. I like helping people, and I’ve often said that this is probably one of the most enjoyable jobs I’ve ever had because we aren’t paid with money,” said Debra Sauerbier, Red Cross Volunteer. “We always...
fourth point of contact n.— «I am sorry I was in the 1/27th Infantry freezing my “fourth point of contact” on the Big Island when the veterans were in Grenada and Lebanon.» —“Sorry Veteran” by Luis Canales in Seale, Ala. Columbus Ledger...
track n.— «The Marines had no problem taking the enemy head on, but the much-talked about intelligence regarding booby-trapped buildings kept the conversation going inside the “tracks,” or amphibious assault vehicles.» —“Nation’s youth carries...
levanton n.— «Por su parte el entrenador del Santos, Luis Fernando Tena, senalo que su equipo tuvo “un levanton” en buena momento, por lo que espera que sus jugadores sigan poniendo su “maxima entrega.”» —“DEP FUT Mexico Semifinales” in Torreon...
