mallsino n.— «In addition to ensuring our ‘Freedom to Breathe’ (a liberty that was apparently previously restricted), legalizing mallsinos and keeping McFat People for McSuing McFast Food restaurants, our 2005 Legislation also found they...
jump-out n.— «Since May, undercover officers have targeted street-level dealers, buying packets of crack at a street corner, then moving in with vehicles full of police who “jump out” and make arrests. First conducted in...
janteloven n.— «Minnesotans have a Norwegian word, “Janteloven,” which translates roughly—very roughly—as: “Don’t think you’re wiser or better than us; you aren’t.” » —“Ventura was natural choice for maverick...
Wheaties test n.— «Fleming said those pictures “surely pass the ‘Wheaties’ test,” meaning that one could look at them while eating breakfast.» —“Editors were wise to withhold photographs of aborted fetuses” by...
SK n.— «Then there’s the name. “Sauerkraut,” which literally means “sour cabbage,” just doesn’t sound seductive. When it comes to foul-sounding food names, perhaps only “liverwurst” comes close. Lindsay...
flyer n.— «Berens, known in cheerleading vernacular as a “flyer,” is part girl, part bird. Flung skyward, she spirals dizzyingly back into a net of her teammates’ arms, a smile ready for the dismount.» —“2, 4, 6, 8, which...