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yuffer

yuffer  n.— «A new breed of urban professionals has appeared on the block. Meet the Yuffers: young urban females who typically spend more than they earn, enjoy weekends at country houses or health spas, and who normally have at least two...

binge career

binge career  n.— «Some hold down what is known as “binge careers” in which they work for intensive six-month periods before taking time off to travel.» —“This week we want to know all about…Yuffers ” by...

chef’s arse

chef’s arse  n.— «It’s bloody hot in here. So you get the condition commonly called chef’s arse, because all the sweat runs off your back and between your cheeks.» —“This much I know” by John Hind Observer (United...

wash-belly

wash-belly  n.— «Hyacinth “Iya” Archibald’s world was uplifted, when on September 25, 1978, her last child (in Jamaican patois called “wash-belly”) Ricardo “Bibi” Gardner was born.» —“Boy wonder...

massage à trois

massage à trois  n.— «Sometimes, though, they let unwitting customers become participants in what one might call a massage a trois: While Mathilde washes one man’s hair, her husband kneels and begins biting her buttocks through her thin...

frog stich

frog stich  v.— «Frog Stitch: To rip out a whole row at a time: as the frog says, “Rip it, rip it, rip it, rip it…“» —“Stories and stitches from Paint’s fleece” News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Dec...