BOI n.— «Anderson still takes a bit of pride in calling himself “B.O.I.,” a Texas term meaning “Born On the Island.” It’s a designation reserved for the mostly working-class year-round inhabitants of Galveston...
curve bender n.— «He had a pretty good start, weighing in an ounce shy of 9 pounds so you couldn’t call him a low-birth, high-growth “curve bender,” as they say in the cattle catalogs. He’s more of a high-birth, high-growth...
liberal lion n.— «When last seen on the House floor, Rep. Pete McCloskey could be found demanding the impeachment of President Nixon, helping write the Endangered Species Act and denouncing the Vietnam War. It’s been a few years since the...
hessian n.— «I was mainly a hard-core heavymetal fan…i was a scuzzball i had long hair,and holy jeans(i only wore those on sunday)I was a hessian. but then i swallowed my pride and went out and bought the box set. and said hey i...
retro-culturation n.— «In the Hispanic community we’ve seen a retro-culturation. The first generation of Hispanics is striving so diligently to assimilate into American culture—‘I’m now a member of this country and I want to adopt the...
shine n.— «They dressed in hip-hop “gangsta” style, and the Rosarios took pride in flashing jewelry (or “shine” as they called it).…Angel Rosario told his wife he’d told one member to sell his “shines” to help raise money for...