atomic cocktail n.— «Atomic cocktail: A mixture of feces, urine and assorted other unpleasant substances that inmates sometimes throw at officers.» —“What the lingo means” by Adam C. Smith, Jo Becker St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Dec. 30, 1999...
loot-ocracy n.— «They are radical activists pushing an extreme agenda that promotes an unholy mixture of theocracy and plutocracy, perhaps more accurately defined as loot-ocracy.» —“Injustice Sunday” by Larry Dale Keeling Herald-Leader (Lexington...
freedom lawn n.— «She is against cultivating a green shag rug through the aid of chemicals, advocating instead something the lawn industry calls a Freedom Lawn: “a delicately balanced mixture of whatever can grow in any particular spot and doesn’t...
vog n.— «Clouds of acrid volcanic smoke begin to mix with Hilo’s humid fog. It’s a mixture referred to as “vog” around these parts.» —“Peering into Kilauea’s caldron” by John Edward Young Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) Jan. 9, 1987...
quarterbaked adj.— «“Quarterbaked” was coined after the horrendous tan i picked up during my stint in Rajkot and Ahmedabad. 2004 saw a cat n mouse game between my real complexion and my quarterbaked self, as i travelled from venue to venue. The...
barbecue stopper n.— «Although more than seven years have passed since their deaths, the Claremont serial killer case has often been a barbecue stopper. A mixture of fear and fascination fuelled by media updates on any developments in the case has...