murrini n.— «“We’re pullin’ what’s called murrini,” Appleby said. The process entails pulling long pieces of glass which are cut and then fused together. Once the pieces of glass are cut into square shapes, they are arranged on a...
soaping n.— «The guys stroll the streets in their Soap shoes, a brand of shoe that allows them to grind their way in a practice known as aggressive walking, or soaping. Their sneakers may not look different from anyone else’s, but their...
chestal area
adj.— «The mid-chest gets an awful lot of scrubbing. Right around the chest plate. We love scrubbing that chestal area.» —by Paul Reiser Couplehood Sept. 1, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
party ball n.— «Then a stop on a car with no front plate, the goods in the back-seat, the trooper asks the driver to remove them. “Let me go back and run your license.” Several cases, and what’s called a party-ball are pulled...
Georgia chrome n.— «“Maybe he kin get ya’ some of the ‘Georgia’ chrome!” “Yeah, I’ll run on down to K-Mart and get a couple cans and we’ll chrome plate that sucker.”» —“Re: 2004 International meet” by...
racing plate n.— «Racehorse shoes are referred to as “racing plates,” and the farriers who put the shoes on the horses sometimes are called “platers.”…Racing plates are thin, sleek, and made of shiny...