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iron ranger

iron ranger  n.— «Assuming you don’t, just put in an Iron Ranger (locked pipe with envelope slot), some envelopes and a sign saying “Pay $5/overnite or get Denver-Booted.” » —“Re: Some basic questions?” by Pete...

reshop

reshop  v.— «All these department stores and computer shops and other large stores that take returns don’t just throw out the returned items, they “reshop” them, which is a sellers term for returning them to the shelves...

macing

macing  n.— «Former Allegheny County Sheriff Pete DeFazio was following a western Pennsylvania political tradition when he coerced employees to contribute to his campaigns.…After all, this was the way they always did it around here:...

Big Mother

Big Mother  n.— «When a pupil doesn’t show up for school without advance notice from the parents, the school contacts the parents immediately. None of this is thought of as being the least bit unusual. This is childhood in the ’90s...

five-tool player

five-tool player  n.— «Hough, a senior co-captain, is what coaches refer to as a “five-tool” player. That means he can hit, hit for power, run, throw and play the field well.» —“UMaine’s Hough has all the...

bag nasty

bag nasty
 n.— «MRE meals, ready to eat; also referred to by troops as Meals Rejected by Everyone, brown bags, or bag nasties.» —by Pete Callahan Armored Corps #1 Mar. 29, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)