shut up and color v. phr.— «Despite the fact that Julia qualified as an “exceptional family member,” the Air Force isn’t budging on her father’s retirement request, which he submitted last month. They want him to report to the...
roll up n.— «An Owasso mother is filing a child abuse complaint against her son’s school after administrators told her that her 7-year-old autistic son was restrained at school for an unknown period of time. According to the police...
tamarind season n.— «For merchants, this is what is known as the “tamarind season”…the slow season which sees a sharp decline in consumer spending. This period calls for much creativity among retailers to woo customers and...
stack n.— «“With the new 60-plus, I thought maybe drugs wouldn’t be a big part, but it was worse than last year,” said Heffner, who was drug-tested Aug. 5 during the 2006 Canadian World Qualifier in Toronto. He said he had his eyes...
NRI n.— «A non-resident Indian (N.R.I.) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country for various reasons. For tax and other official purposes, the government considers any Indian national who is away from India for a period of...
belly button n.— «We’re putting a 10-day time period on any changes we want from the time—the ambassador wants to reallocate money, put it toward a project. The turn-around for our entire bureacracy is 10 days. I’m the belly button in...