Zack in Tallahassee, Florida, wonders: Why do we use the name John Doe to refer to someone anonymous or unknown? The names John Doe and Richard Roe go back to at least the 1300s, when they were used in land-related legal matters as pseudonyms for...
bump up suit n.— «Referring to the shareholder lawsuits filed earlier in the drama, LaCroix said those cases alleged that the deal wasn’t rich enough. These are called “bump up” suits, he said, and they are common because if...
bank v.— «This occurred after Eddington had told the plaintiff to “bank” the package which had been left for him in the prison toilets. In prison parlance, “bank” meant to insert the package up his rectum...