Jackie is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, but discovered when she moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, that people in her new hometown were puzzled by her use of pony keg to mean “convenience store.” It’s a term that’s closely...
Remember getting caught sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G? Grant and Martha wax nostalgic on some classic schoolyard rhymes. What do you call your offspring once they’ve grown up? Adult children? How about kid-ults? Plus, is there really such a...
plastic pony n.— «An increasing number of punters are turning to football and other sports, but the fastest growth area has been in fixed-odds virtual games, from touch-screen roulette slot machines to computer-generated horse races—known...
pony backfield n.— «Childress said it was also possible both players could be on the field at the same time in certain sets. “We could run what’s called a pony backfield,” Childress said. “We did that in Philadelphia...
ponyhawk n.— «When Ryan Seacrest greeted Sanjaya on stage, Seacrest said “It’s like a ponytail or like a ponyhawk. There are a lot of little ponytails in there, huh?” Sanjaya replied “Seven for good luck.” Seacrest reiterated “It’s seven...
shottie n.— «I can only think that they do not understand how easy it is to set up a simple trekking centre or even a native pony visitor centre. And so easy to charge ten pounds for a half-hour ride, a fiver for a “shottie”...