smoke-out n.— «HB 1261 failed to pass a Senate subcommittee Monday morning by a 7-1 vote, but the bill could be revived through a legislative procedure called a “smoke-out.” » —“Senate could revive gun bill” by...
spin-out n.— «A “spin-out” from OLPC, the company, Pixel Qi is looking to create a $75 laptop and trying to advance low-cost computers and power-efficient laptops, mobile phones and other consumer electronics that are sunlight...
jump-out n.— «Finding winners at meetings restricted to horses from certain zones is hard yakka. Horses that haven’t been to the races for months. Horses that are racing out of their grades and over unsuitable distances. Horses that have...
big timber n.— «As recently as 10 years ago, it was possible for a pool player to earn a living hustling, provided he was armed with the requisite chops and disposition.…Odds were good that there was at least one unsuspecting local...
earn-out n.— Note: OED has an entry for “earnout,” unhyphenated, added in September 2006, which defines the term as “a contractual provision whereby the seller of a business receives additional payments if the business...
in-law chaser n.— «Perhaps $714 million wouldn’t sound like a bad price if the politicians had to brave what the Navajos call an “in-law chaser” blowing snow into a virtual white-out at gusts up to 50 mph, just so their animals could...