floriental adj.— «Enchanting Celine Dion—The industry calls this a “floriental” scent—an apt term for this somewhat flowery, somewhat woodsy fragrance. $25.99 for 1 ounce, Kohl’s stores.» —“The It List” Plain...
dinner bottle n.— «Yeti makes a potent nightcap, measuring 9.5 percent alcohol by volume (almost twice the 5 percent of mainstream American beers). It’s available in 22-ounce containers that beer aficionados fondly call “bomber” bottles...
sweet in the pants adj.— «If he’s got an ounce of testosterone in him he’d have thought of something once he saw you. If not, then either he’s sweet in the pants or he just needs some advice from an old pro.» —by Petra E...
heroic dose n.— «An ounce in twenty-four hours, and a drachm at a dose, are heroic prescriptions, and not to be generally imitated.…In cases wherein the physician might be tempted to overstep nature with these heroic doses of...
pool game n.— «Another customer told Gingras he was looking for “a whole pool game,” most likely meaning an ounce of cocaine; one-eighth of an ounce of cocaine is often referred to as an “eight ball.”» —“Lines...
duff n.— «“I like to earn my duff (navy slang for pudding).” Tapsell’s favourite “duff” is trifle and fruit salad, and not an ounce of it seems to have stuck to her.» —“Rules of engagement” by Denise...