ninth island n.— «Joel and Melodi Kekauoha began hearing the term “ninth island” when their flight from Honolulu descended over the Nevada desert toward the lights of the Las Vegas Strip. They learned the meaning later that...
skull v.— «There had been indications earlier in the day that something had gone wrong with Mengert’s wood game. He skulled a drive on the 24th hole and topped a two-wood shot on the 25th although he halved both holes by terrific recovery...
MOOP n.— «We packed up and searched for MOOP on our campsite. MOOP is now part of my vocabulary. It stands for Matter Out Of Place. Part of the permitting process with the Bureau of Land Management includes leave-no-trace standards...
rowback n.— «A “rowback” is an important if little-known tool of the journalistic trade. It is the reporter’s artgum eraser. If used skillfully enough, the readers will not even realize he has made a correction...
buffet flat n.— «Have you ever been to a buffet flat? It’s neither a lunchroom nor a variation of a western plain. It’s peculiar to Harlem, yet few white visitors to that Negro haven in New York City ever hear of it, and practically none...
table jumper n.— «Bishop and the other condemned men who followed him were “table jumpers,” guard parlance for inmates who didn’t resist as they were led to the death chamber and strapped into a chair or onto the gurney that’s...