chop chop n.— «Industry sources acknowledge that “chop chop,” a term for black market tobacco, has helped contribute to the drop in retail sales.» —“Blackmarket tobacco distorts retail sales...
red pole n.— «At one stage, he was said to be a “red pole,” the term for triad foot-soldiers who intimidate and injure.» —“Gangland’s payback” by Catherine Masters New Zealand Herald Sept. 3, 2005...
bagarap adj.— «Roads and hospitals, he said, are “bagarap”—the pidgin word for broken down; literally “buggered up.”» —“Papua New Guinea—killing fields of the Pacific” by Nick Squires New...
over-hang n.— «It is a surprise to many people that in the coming three years, there is a very good possibility that there might be more than 120 MPs in Parliament. A Parliamentary “over-hang,” as it is called, is caused by...
ChiWi n.— «My daughter is now studying in New Zealand. She also has friends of Chinese and Kiwi parentage. They call themselves “ChiWis.”» —“ChinDians and ChiWis” by Jeannette Tai The...
sneezing n.— «This caused fuel to build up before back-firing, or “sneezing” in air force parlance, sending flames shooting from the rear of one of the Boeing’s two Rolls Royce engines.» —“Mid-air emergency as military...