make (one’s) bones v.— «Business, for Puzo’s characters, is almost everything. Vito Corleone “made his bones” (first killing) in cold blood for dollars.» —“Persuasive Picture of Crime’s World” by Geoffrey...
hero n.— «On Munson’s salad shoot, Tapp is ready around 10 a.m. to start shooting the “hero.” Munson has fashioned a work of art.» —“Feast For The Eyes—Food Stylists Get Visual With Victuals, Hoping For Picture-Perfect...
D-girl n.— «Demi’s “production company” is simply a vanity shell deal at Columbia Pictures. All the above-the-title actors have them to soothe their egos. Essentially, the studio gives them a few hundred thou to pay a D-girl...
lung-opener n.— «In the season’s lung opener Cosmo-Hindu Open, Vijay Kumar winner of the Order of Merit for last two years, was a picture of excellence.» —“Exciting golfing season in the offing” by Brandon...
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v.— «this site, to borrow some of the parlance of the day, OWNS.» —“take a picture, it’ll last longer” by Jason (“Jumblebunny”) Population: Tire May 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
totty shot n. a picture or brief broadcast of a (nude, semi-nude, or attractive) woman, used to appeal to male readers or viewers. Etymological Note: totty ‘girl or woman, esp. one who is loose, or a prostitute.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)