thizelle n.— «Maneuvers include sidin’—another term for doughnuts—and dippin’, in which a driver hits the brakes and the gas to make a car rock back and forth in time to, say, Tupac Shakur’s “Starin’ in My Rearview” or Mac...
swingin’ acrobat n.— «Twice in November, sideshow drivers who were, as they say, swingin’ acrobat ripped through Gladys Green’s yard.» —“Deadly Swerves and Spins” by Louis Sahagun in Oakland, Calif. Los Angeles...
dippin n.— «Maneuvers include sidin’—another term for doughnuts—and dippin’, in which a driver hits the brakes and the gas to make a car rock back and forth in time to, say, Tupac Shakur’s “Starin’ in My Rearview” or Mac Dre’s...
ghost ridin n.— «Ghost ridin’ means jumping out of a moving vehicle—usually stolen—and letting it smash into another car, home or business.» —“Deadly Swerves and Spins” by Louis Sahagun in Oakland, Calif. Los...
dipping n.— «According to Green, some of Baeza’s passengers said the other van was “dipping,” a street term meaning the driver would “hit the gas, then brake, then swerve to make it rock.”» —“Future father is...
toe tuck n.— «Dr. Oliver Zong is a New York podiatrist who has built his career around cosmetic foot surgery. He offers “toe tucks” to slim the pinky toe and “foot facelifts” to narrow and beautify the whole foot...