soap scrimmage n.— «We started playing good basketball Wednesday. In our soap scrimmage Tuesday night, we shot 20 percent.» —“Lin. Christian Survives Rush By Geneva for 67-65 Victory” by Stu Pospisil Omaha World...
soap scrimmage n.— «The same thing happened in our soap scrimmage.…But I didn’t catch it. I didn’t even see it.» —“Late TD Pass Lifts Bulldogs Past Northeast” by Larry Porter in Lincoln Omaha World...
pull-up man n.— «Ninety percent of today’s pull-up men will lose ten thousand, a big dime as it’s known in the parlance of the day. All signs point towards today’s ten grand Omaha event being made up of two types of people—caked up...
grease man n.— «Omaha Republicans have “too long been involved in meaningless turf battles,” King said. Christie “can lead us in unity,” he said. “It’s time to stop pointing fingers,” King said...
purple adj.— «Behind his desk at U.S. Strategic Command, Rear Adm. Ralph Tindal keeps a purple military hat. On the front of the hat is a patch of Velcro, where the service emblem normally would be. Tindal has Navy and Air Force emblems...
woo-woo adj.— «When a friend suggested 10 years ago that Deb Oetken get a massage, she scoffed. “Yeah, right!” she thought to herself. “What kind of woo-woo stuff is that?”» —“Charity Event Rubs Donors the...