belay slave n.— «The technical term for the climber who goes first is the “leader”; that’s the climber on the “sharp” end of the rope—the end you can hurt yourself on. The term for the climber who holds the rope...
sharp adj.— «The technical term for the climber who goes first is the “leader”; that’s the climber on the “sharp” end of the rope—the end you can hurt yourself on.» —“A Match Made in Canada” by...
rap v.—Gloss: short for “rappel.” «He kept falling, flailing and failing to make the moves, eventually just hanging on the rope and begging me to lower him down to the last ledge. He was out of steam; we rapped back to the...
suspenser n.— «“Mauritius” caters efficiently to a hunger that Broadway hasn’t been gratifying in recent years. That’s the corkscrew-twist drama of suspense, a genre that was a theatrical staple for much of the 20th century.…And...
throw shade v. phr.— «You might be better off asking for phone numbers than throwing shade. It’ll ultimately be more productive than lying about yourself on Match.com.» —“pragmatic idealism” by Guy LeCharles...
v-film n.— «Shimizu debuted in 2000 with two shot-on-video, released-to-video features (“V-films,” in Japanese parlance) called Ju-on (starring Kill Bill’s Chiaki Kuriyama) and Ju-on 2.» —“‘Grudge’ Match” by...