overkeeper n.— «Investigating local records in Erwin, researching state archives in Nashville and absorbing everything he could find online, Carlton immersed himself in the Sparks Circus and the events that followed after a five-ton elephant named...
cutie pie n.— «In one conversation, Moore talked about a cutie pie, slang for 9 ounces of cocaine. Moore: “I’m at Pacman’s house. I’m just laying around…“ Caller: “I’m just wondering if I could get a cutie pie from you” Moore: “Yeah I got it yeah I...
dro n.— «In another call, dro is slang for marijuana. Pacman: “Bring that dro over here when you come too buddy.” Moore: “Do what?” Pacman: “Bring some of that Dro when you come over here.” Moore: “I ain’t got none.”» —“Recordings Link Pacman To...
make it rain v. phr.— «Rob Susnar, co-owner of the new Minxx Gentlemen’s Club and Lounge, Monday questioned initial police reports that put $81,000—supposedly used by Jones to shower 40 strippers in a practice known as “making it rain”—in the hands...
lick ‘n’ stick n.— «The one flaw, very simply, is that the exterior combination of manufactured stone veneer (often called “lick ‘n’ stick”) with a multicolored dryvit results in an unseemly hodgepodge.» —“Creating Places: One flaw can mar a...
thermage n.— «Another technology called thermage may help. “We’re pulsing at multi-layers of collagen, from the top all the way down, and then into the fat,” dermatologist Dr. Christine Glavey said. It uses radiofrequency to heat up cellulite...
