Monday hammer n.— «Monday hammer. A 32 pound sledge hammer; means worker must have day of rest before being able to wield heavy hammer.» —“[pencil] Motormen and Conductors” by Workers at 3rd Ave. and 65th St...
Monday hammer
n.— «“Monday” hammer. Light sledge.» —“The Machine Shop” in Wisc. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
bump and run n.— «When faced with a wildfire, structural firefighters employ a technique called “bump and run,” which they practiced Monday night in Sunriver. A fire truck backs into the driveway of a home and firefighters...
Christianophobia n.— «The resolution passed Monday despite efforts by Arab countries to omit any references to anti-Jewish bigotry amid references to Islamophobia and Christianophobia.» —“UN resolution condemns anti...
GUBU adj.— «The story took another twist and headed straight for GUBU country. Between 6pm Monday night and 7.15am Tuesday morning someone broke into the offices of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland and stole a file on O’Connor’s...
spadia n.— «A lucky smattering of folks who picked up The New York Times on Monday were treated to a spadia—a strip just wider than a column, overlapping the front page, that announced the day’s highlights… As it happens, the...