hiss-and-boo word n.— «Reid said Riley’s appointment means public education will no longer be a “hiss-and-boo word.”» —“Energy nominee wants nuke dump” by Tony Batt Las Vegas Review...
tuna boat n.— «Before there were emission controls and high gas prices, there were what I “lovingly” refer to as “tuna boats.” They call themselves “bombers.” They are the rolling irons that have...
spiral n.— «After three spirals spanning five months, the main experiment for the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 is finally under way here.…According to Scott Sampson, execution director, JEFX consists of three spiral...
bleavy n.— «Bleavy. It’s a boiling liquid vapor explosion. What you have is the metal container ruptures. You have a violent and sudden release of liquid.» —“Damage From Propane Explosion ‘Into the Millions’” by Edward...
tot lot n.— «Money is scarce and small youngsters are plentiful. By using ingenuity instead of cash, the people at Herlong set up what they call a Tot Lot. It is a playground designed and built almost entirely from scrap material...
downwinder n.— «Downwinder is a term used to describe people who lived downwind from hundreds of nuclear tests conducted by the federal government between 1951 and 1992 at the Nevada Test Site.» —“‘Divine Strake’ test fuels Dixie...