glass pockets n.pl.— «The failure by the Legislature to pass the “glass pockets” ethics bill requiring financial disclosure is disgusting.» —“Hometown pride and progress” by Rolfe McCollister Business Report (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) July 2, 2007...
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, differentiating them from well-to-do...
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 performance type...
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 Really Like this...
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 cultural ways...