jock tax n.— «It all started after the Chicago Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals. California decided to extend its state income tax to Bulls star Michael Jordan and his teammates. The next year, Illinois came back...
moose knuckle n.— «Everywhere you turned in 2001, it was lip gloss and glitter, moose-knuckle hot pants and sweetened vocals.» —“Pretty Vacant” by Serene Dominic, et al. Phoenix New Times (Ariz.) Jan. 3...
bleed the beast v. phr.— «In the polygamous community of Colorado City, a practice known as “bleeding the beast” is allegedly taking place. Activist for victims of Polygamy, Flora Jessop, who alerted authorities to the...
plewd n.— «Mort Walker of “Beetle Bailey” fame invented a cartoon vocabulary called Symbolia that we cartoonists make use of from time to time.…Plewds—the sweat droplets that appear around a character’s head when...
briffit n.— «Mort Walker of “Beetle Bailey” fame invented a cartoon vocabulary called Symbolia that we cartoonists make use of from time to time.…Briffit—the cloud of dust that appears when a comic character is running...
grawlix n.— «Mort Walker of “Beetle Bailey” fame invented a cartoon vocabulary called Symbolia that we cartoonists make use of from time to time. According to Mr. Walker, that little set of typographical symbols that stand for...