skid school n.— «Parents would only need to log 20 hours with their new drivers, however, if their child completed an advanced driver’s education program, commonly known as a “skid school.” Skid schools simulate real-life...
irritable desk syndrome n.— «They even coined a new term for this hazard that today’s uber modern work culture has churned out—Irritable Desk Syndrome. Researchers say the syndrome is the after—effect of a cluttered desk, poor posture and...
baxter n.— «A “Baxter” is the term coined by Mr. Showalter to describe the poor shlub who always gets left at the altar.» —“‘The Baxter’ should be left at the altar” by Peter Rainer Christian Science...
bug n.— «The lottery is a poor man’s game. Its operators are the slummers of the gambling industry. There are, of course, exceptions. Society women play the “bug,” as the numbers game is called in Atlanta.…Atlanta...
filth fly n.— «Filth flies. Which is another name for a typical housefly, but they occur in such large numbers here due to poor sanitary conditions in the cities.» —“Wasilla man fights pests as contractor for military” by...
kidnapping lite n.— «Abductions for pay have become common occurrences over the past few years in desperately poor Haiti. Experts have taken to calling the phenomenon “fast-food kidnapping” or “kidnapping lite...