jit n.— «Scott Russell, who has worked with the Fort Lauderdale homeless outreach team for six years, said that significant, sustained attacks on the homeless are rare, although it’s not uncommon for teenagers—referred to as...
trinogomous adj.— «The film explores the relationship of Sam Cagnina, the oldest son of a Mafia hit man, with his life partner, Dr. Steven Margolin, a chiropractor, and their shared wife Samantha Singh, a struggling actress from Toronto...
hat-racking v.— «Q: My neighbor has butchered his trees. He had hired someone who pruned off all the branches and leaves. Isn’t this harmful, not to mention ugly?…A: Yes, it’s a quite harmful to the tree’s long-term health. It’s...
b-girl n.— «They’ve also made more than 1000 arrests—most at cafeterias that serve alcohol without a meal or employ what is known in Miami law enforcement parlance as “b-girls.” (Major Exposito explains them thusly: “A...
sack dance n.— «Hill sprinted away from the scene of his first six catches to raise his arms before the angry crowd; and Barrow and Armstead did a fourth-quarter sack dance Saturday that included flailing arm gestures some fans found...
bankster n.— «The Dominican government’s victory in a Miami courtroom earlier this week over one of the Caribbean nation’s most powerful financiers was a milestone in bringing the alleged architects of the country’s 2003 banking crisis to...