fene n.— «I’ve learned that when we say “if a lik yu, yu fene,” “fene” is not something we made up. “Fene” actually comes from the word “fenay” which means to feel direct physical illness and show its effects or, more vaguely, to feel intense pain...
standfirst n.— «Midway through a communications degree, she landed a job on the Oz teen bible, Dolly, and gave up “spending six weeks learning how to write a standfirst” in favour of doing the job for real.» —“It will fit in your handbag, but is...
MTA
n.— «Is it true that you’re going the MTA route (model-turned-actor)?» —“Signs of Life: Cameron Alborzian” Observer (U.K.) Nov. 28, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
lose the dressing room v.— «The Irishman’s placidness was also perceived as a handicap in a job which requires infectious animation and this was confirmed by a player who said Brady had “lost the dressing room and when that goes, everything goes...
hocker n.— «“Hocker” has since seeped into our lingo. The catch phrase has come to connote the student in the know, who rubs elbows with the higher-ups at Yeshiva, often organizing Yeshiva events and programs. The proverbial hocker at Yeshiva seems...
jitterbug n.— «Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogar and James Cagney in the movies, “Gangbusters” on radio, bubblegum “war cards” depicting atrocities, and “zoot suit” riots among the jitterbug set were widely deplored as symptoms of national...
