brouse n.— Note: A variant spelling of, and derived from, the verb “browse.” The Oxford English Dictionary has this term dated to 1552. «Hiram said the winter of 1833 was bad for working out so they didn’t get much of the...
oops paint n.— «Hirschfield’s paint store donated what is called in the trade “oops” paint—paint that customers brought back or was improperly mixed or is substandard.» —“Gang scrawls fade as mural grows” by...
lapping n.— «According to a Ramsey County criminal complaint, Weeks admitted to taking between $3,000 and $6,000 in proceeds from each of the charity’s monthly car auctions, where he was in charge of handing all cash. He told...
brown-bagging v.— «“Brown-bag” sales—a reference to farmers’ rudimentary packaging—are prompting big seed companies to drop expensive research programs and thus give foreign competitors an advantage, the industry claims. Pioneer Hi...
trap n.— «She had made more than 50 day and night “traps,” as the carrier landings are called. And, along with her fellow pilots, she was continually honing her skills.» —“Express-News archives: Pioneer S.A. female combat...
sauce shelf n.— «Johansson seems to have been cast in every third movie made recently, and gets incredible press every time she shows up on the red carpet displaying what the British tabloids refer to as her “sauce shelf...