live-aboard n.— «Seven years later, Diane and Gary O’Rourke have joined the ranks of sea lovers who call themselves “live aboards.” The couple, who own a boat maintenance company, Dockside Maid Service, keep their motor yacht docked just a few...
hobo pack n.— «We skin our trout, place it on tin foil, squeeze lemon juice over it and a pat of butter. Wrap the fish into a bundle (Boy Scouts call this a hobo pack) and place it in the camp fire coals for about 15 to 20 minutes. Butter and lemon...
blue canary n.— «Col. Rich Greenwood, UHP deputy director, said the troopers who arrive at an accident first are usually the ones in the most danger. He said the program will prevent those first-responding officers from becoming victims. “Officers...
super senior
n.— «His friend, David Alvarez, is a fifth-year senior—a “super senior,” he says—at Montclair.» —“Today’s College Students Taking Longer To Graduate” by Pat Alex Record (New Jersey) Sept. 3, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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, responsibility” by Pat...
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)