global weirding n.— «Global weirding predictions are that the Southeast will experience more cold wionters & more snowfall as global climate change continues. And I have to agree with Dan. During the last snowstorm, I lost one of my chakras in my...
cheddar curtain n. the divisions real and imagined that separate Wisconsin from neighboring states, especially Illinois. Also cheese curtain. Editorial Note: This term is parellel to Orange curtain, cotton curtain, and other, similar terms. (source:...
beaver baffler n.— «The pipes that Hilliker laid have cages over the inlet-ends to prevent beavers from clogging them. Beavers are tuned to the sound of rushing water and were probably busy Wednesday night rebuilding the dam notches over the pipes...
sherb n.— «“You wanna put your sherbs on?” Farrar asked, using the slang for the inmates’ orange-colored canvas shoes and the slang phrase for walking up to the park to fight.» —“Hard Time: Inside Richmond’s Jail” by David Ress Times...
under the bus v. phr.— «In the rock ‘n’ roll business, you are either on the bus or under it. Playing “Feelings” with Eddie and the Condos in a buffet bar in Butte is under the bus. Peter Frampton is under the bus. God willing, so are the Bee Gees...
vomit comet n.— «He sat on an upturned orange crate all the way from Wisconsin because his bus, the Vomit Comet, has one less seat than boys.» —“Latest Book by Julilly H. Kohler Released Today” Sheboygan Press (Wisconsin) Aug. 15, 1957. (source:...