suicide n.— «Otherwise, they may be in for some punishing “suicides.” Wallace, who coaches sixth-through eighth-grade girls at the Palomar Family YMCA, uses the term for running extra laps.» —“Coach urges accountability...
headsy
adj.— «Ace calmly stepped in bounds, picked the ball up, and got a shot off. It was a smart, headsy solution.» —by Pat Summitt Raise the Roof Nov. 3, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
NAFOD n.— «The “cat dancers” of the title are people who are willing to scale down the sheer wall of a mountain gorge to a panther’s den so to snap a shot of the cat’s face and hope to live to tell the story. Such a person is...
cat dancer n.— «The “cat dancers” of the title are people who are willing to scale down the sheer wall of a mountain gorge to a panther’s den so to snap a shot of the cat’s face and hope to live to tell the story. Such a...
pull a heart muscle v. phr.— «North finished Friday’s game with import forward Paul Maley out after reinjuring his back, Tonny Jensen appearing to have pulled a heart muscle, and only Darryl McDonald and Pat Reidy able to leave the floor...
lunging n.— «This was the “school” and most young horses began their day here with a 10-minute process called lunging. “Before you start, get to know him. Pat him, come close, talk to him.”» —“Bringing Up...