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Dennis Wise

Dennis Wise  n.— «Tiger Woods came unstuck yesterday when he faced what is known in golfing parlance as a Dennis Wise—a nasty little five-footer.» —“Tiger Trouble In Leicester Square” by Steve...

reef

reef
 v.— «I got my first grey hair yesterday. It was reefed without mercy from its root.» —“It’s time I was put out to greys” by Nicola Tallant Mirror Oct. 11, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

planned overs

planned overs  n.pl.— «One housekeeper I know does not call these portions “left overs” but planned overs for which she plans when the first meal is cooked.» —“Woman Taking an Affection Look at Herself in the...

hubby-sitter

hubby-sitter  n.— «The singer has hired a male nanny to keep Kevin Federline out of trouble with girls, booze and bar fights. In America, they call him a “hubby-sitter.” In Britain we’ve got another name for it. Sneak...

helicopter shot

helicopter shot  n.— «Take that shot with the camera held high above the head, so common on MySpace that some members refer to it as “the helicopter shot.”» —“Mirror images of the masses” by Alex...

gallusness

gallusness  n.— «The man is sickeningly talented and he knows it. That’s Mourinho, not the other one. He exudes gallusness, he can debate astro-physics in six languages, he’s enormously wealthy, witty, exceedingly good-looking...

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