shiesty adj.— «“Bean’s a shiesty fighter,” he said. Shiesty? “He didn’t know what he was doing. So how did I know what he would do?”» —“Holyfield becomes champion talker, too” by Mark Whicker Orange...
Yuma n.— «For years they dreamed of coming to “la yuma,” as the United States is known in Cuba.» —“After treacherous voyage, refugees seek fresh start in Irvine” by Don Rosen Orange County...
hamster care n.— «“The average doctor is seeing thousands of patients a year to survive, and the result is hamster care, or treadmill medicine,” said Dr. Jack Lewin, chief executive officer of the California Medical Association...
alambrista n.— «For years, he’s answered requests by community groups to tell of his early adventures in the 1950s—how he labored, among other things, as a gardener and a trash collector; how he returned to California over and over; and...
flyero n.— «They call themselves Los Flyeros—The Flier People—and they say it with a certain esprit de corps. They stand on street corners and in doorways along Fourth Street, swooping into the path of passing pedestrians, offering fliers...
smoker’s face n.— «The term “smoker’s face” was coined in the mid-80s, when studies showed that smokers tend to have similar facial characteristics: Prominent lines and wrinkles from the corners of the eyes (“crow’s...