chop v.— «Hawkins led for a large part of Sunday’s final portion, and started talk of splitting the pot early and everyone going home (“chopping,” in poker parlance). Then he lost a couple of hands. (Personally, I think he was...
catch a falling knife v. phr.— «The question for Mr. Marks and others is when to start buying in earnest. Early buyers risk “catching a falling knife,” in market parlance, if prices keep tumbling. But late buyers risk losing out on the...
hulidap n.— «“Hulidap” is police parlance for catching a potential victim and then arresting him on false charges.» —“’Hulidap’ cop nabbed in Pasay City; more victims surface” by Julie M. Aurelio Philippine...
rambler n.— «Last night we spent our first night in the house we’ll occupy for at least the next 12 months. In local parlance it’s a “rambler”—one floor, no basement, supposedly a scaled-down postwar variant of the ranch-style house...
burpless adj.— «Researchers in Australia have received funding to develop more digestible feeds for cattle—“burpless” grass, in industry parlance—that result in less methane being produced as they are broken down in cows’ stomach(s)...
Churchill n.— «In common cigar parlance however, a “Churchill” is a Cuban Havana cigar measuring 178 mm by 18.65 mm.» —“Davidoff launches ’Winston Churchill’ range” Daily Times (Lahore...