spave v.— «My oldest daughter’s friend Polly calls bargain hunting “spaving,” which she defines as “spending to save… because while you are spending money, you’re actually saving on the full price.” I like the word and even the thought behind it...
pee in the pickles v. phr.— «My old man referred to it as peeing in the pickles. Only he used a different word. I never got the connection but I knew he meant taking your eye off the ball. Or in Tony Stewart’s (7-1) case not paying attention to his...
motor spirit n.— «If this total were all petrol—what the oil industry calls “gasoline,” PMS, or “motor spirit,” it would indeed be a bonanza.» —“Oil Bonanza? Let Us Get Real” by Vivian Craddock Williams New Vision (Kampala, Uganda) Oct. 2, 2006...
rat n.— «Meanwhile, the Stinebakers make no attempt to conceal the fact that the Thunderbird—at least to some devout worshippers of domestic vehicles—is sort of a sacrilegious Frankenstein machine. Inside the Ford body sits a Chevrolet small-block...
mouse n.— «Meanwhile, the Stinebakers make no attempt to conceal the fact that the Thunderbird—at least to some devout worshippers of domestic vehicles—is sort of a sacrilegious Frankenstein machine. Inside the Ford body sits a Chevrolet small...
live-aboard n.— «Seven years later, Diane and Gary O’Rourke have joined the ranks of sea lovers who call themselves “live aboards.” The couple, who own a boat maintenance company, Dockside Maid Service, keep their motor yacht docked just a few...