socks and knocks n.pl.— «The seven criteria pollutants are carbon monoxide (CO); lead; sulphur dioxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) (often called “socks and knocks”).» —“Air Quality Regulation in...
flash film n.— «It’s a nearly precise replication of that game, even down to the exploding police car.…Also, the soundtrack of these two flash films, as they’re called, that Weise prepared to basically let people know what he was...
puck bunny n.— «Coaxed by Swedish hockey fans on Internet chat boards, the Minnesota Wild fanatic followed her favorite player, Manny Fernandez, to the small city of Luleå, Sweden, where he was tending goal during the NHL lockout...
isht n. a euphemistic misspelling of shit, with the same uses and meanings. Also ish. Editorial Note: This term is also a part of spoken language and in both written and oral cases a form of taboo-avoidance. An unreliable source reports this term...
busdown n.— «She is no longer a ho or a busdown or a bitch as she had been told day-in and day-out by her birth mother.» —“When Will I Be Loved?” by Judy Howell Foster and Adoptive Care Association of...
roadblock n.— «The Minnesota Music Man and his newest label affiliation, Columbia Records, has hooked up with five Viacom music properties that will conduct what’s known in broadcast parlance as a roadblock. MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1 and VH1...