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hoofball

hoofball  n.— «Whatever happened to we’ll risk losing games to win them, and what about the non set-piece factor where improved passing and ball retention (as we avoid hoofball) might actually avoid being under pressure in the first place...

conveyor belt

conveyor belt  n.— «At the moment, we’re experiencing a series of weather fronts producing a series of depressions—what’s known as a conveyor belt system. “Until a high pressure system can build from another direction, you just get a...

Jenny Crank diet

Jenny Crank diet  n.— «The two top reasons users gave for trying meth the first time is experimentation and peer pressure, she said. Women are likely to use the drug to self medicate for depression and for weight loss. Woodward said...

hot bed

hot bed  v. phr.— «While prisoners are out, their cells will be given to other inmates in what is called “hot bedding.” That will allow prison bosses to increase the total number of inmates in the country’s two open prisons...

champissage

champissage  n.— «We use a chopping technique called champissage (where the English word shampoo comes from), hair tugging to stimulate the scalp and follicles, as well as pressing on marma, or pressure points.» —“Lunchtime fix:...

bombogenesis

bombogenesis  n.— «Bombogenesis is defined as a mid-latitude cyclone that drops in surface barometric pressure by 24 or more millibars in a 24-hour period. The height contours pack around the center of rotation and the number of height...