grey-back n.— «This wasn’t some callow youth adjusting to the exigencies of cruel Fate that saw a father die before his time and mother grappling, appropriately or inappropriately, with that loss; he was an adult—“grey-back,” in our Jamaican...
throw shad v. phr.— «It’s possible for someone to be friends with you and your ex without taking sides. Since you are close to Abdoulah’s mother and sisters, don’t assume you must break up with them too. Naturally, you won’t use those friendships...
Chanukkah bush n.— «Although we had an evergreen like everybody else, decorated with Christmas-tree lights, my mother always put a Star of David on top and called it a “Chanukkah bush.” I remember taking some price in that we Jews had one more...
crotchfruit n.— «This was a family vacation (me + teh boy, my mom+stepdad, the mother of stepdad, my stepbrother+wife and their crotchfruit, and my stepbrother’s wife’s parents).» —“I’m back” by webwench Hulver’s site July 18, 2004. (source: Double...
purp n.— «Gov. Andrews related a Texan practice in training dogs with sheep. “A purp is taken from its mother before its eyes are opened and put with an ewe to suckle. After a few times the ewe becomes reconciled to the pup which follows her like a...
slime-grafting n.— «The only foolproof technique we know of is called hide-grafting, which incorporates another procedure known as slime-grafting. The combined practice entails confining the ewe in a hurdle, then skinning her dead lamb (the sooner...