Jesus junk n.— «Whether a Christian-themed trinket is tacky or a treasure is in the eye of the beholder, says Pennington, who opened The Compass Christian Lifestyle Superstore in Waco in September 1997. “We don’t want it to look...
Arizona’s Ocean n.— «In 1853, had the Gadsden Purchase been squared off horizontally instead of following the existing rail line, Puerto Peñasco would be part of Arizona. So it is natural for many to refer to it as “Arizona’s...
jersey popping n.— «March Madness has seen a lot of “jersey popping,” as it has come to be called when a player jubilantly pulls his jersey out to display the school name more prominently.» —“Jackson breaks out of...
iron ride n.— «They brought in more “iron rides,” industry parlance for roller coasters and Ferris wheels.» —“Legend City offers lessons for new amusement park” by Richard Ruelas Arizona...
POI n.— «George Stephanopolous just mentioned the third type of Iraqi that lends support to the insurgency, and he quoted a CIA official, who coined them POIs: pissed-off Iraqis.» —“Polls Closed in Iraq. Polls! In Iraq...
bag drag
n.— «At Las Vegas we had a bag drag, airline parlance for an aircraft change.» —“Non Directional Beacon” by Dave Flight Level 390 (Phoenix, Ariz.) Dec. 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)