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bullet catcher

bullet catcher  n.— «We don’t like to use the term “bodyguard.”…t’s an antiquated term and you have a picture of a muscle-bound guy in an ill-fitting suit who is sort of lumbering in the background. We have a term for those types: We call them...

suepap

suepap  n.— «I see the power of the Amerindians here at home and their helplessness in Georgetown, where the men easily turn to drink as a response to the marginalization they feel. Where their women are routinely regarded as an easy piece by young...

handiphobia

handiphobia  n.— «It indicates our current fear of the non-perfect child.…for which Dr. Bellieni has coined the term “handiphobia”—fear of the handicapped, the risks and realities of in vitro fertilization, embryo adoption, and neonatal/infant...

gronk

gronk  n.— «Those were the days when myth said heroin was just another drug, a creative juice, before methadone and dereliction, before decent people turned into evil little gronks, before so many talented people died.» —“Where the final price is...