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booster bag

booster bag  n.— «Such activities are no more right than the robber with a gun, a shoplifter with a “booster bag,” or a crook making purchases by using other people’s credit cards.» —“Harvesting Fruits of New...

sandbox

sandbox  n.— «Despite the proud family tradition, Edmonds, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, had difficulty accepting Matthew’s deployment to the “sand box,” as he calls Iraq.» —“War reopens old wounds for...

noodle

noodle  v.— «Sheriff Thomas Johnstone said Hargraves was noodling (attempting to catch fish bare-handed) when he apparently stepped into a deep hole in Salt Fork River.» —“Warnings Issued After 3 State Fishermen...

tap-tap

tap-tap  n.— «Once on the road to Aux Cayes we passed a tap-tap (a small pickup truck) wreck and there was a man laying in the road dead. I realized how the U.S. is so candy coated. They hide death there.» —“Haiti Teaches of Death...

home going

home going
 n.— «She leaves to mourn her home going, 1 son.» —“Izora Clark Rogers” Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) Feb. 14, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

yips

yips  n.— «Putting always was hard, if not impossible, for Moody, who spent 14 years in the armed services. He had trouble with three-footers. He seldom had a clue on anything longer than six feet. He had what they call the “yips...

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