happy-clappy adj.— «Equally, he will need to go out of his way to reassure people that he is not trying to create a thoroughly evangelical Church where everyone worships in a “happy-clappy” way.» —“Profile of the 103rd Archbishop of...
anchor child n.— «They are “anchor children,” saddled with the extra burden of having to attain a financial foothold in America to sponsor family members who remain in Vietnam.» —“A Profile of a Lost Generation” Los Angeles Times Magazne Dec. 13...
belly button n.— «“Belly Button” is the US military code name for the one who makes the decisions. Hence, the phrases, “He can’t find his belly button’”We don’t know the belly button’”There is no belly button’”Where is my belly button?” etc...
dibby-dibby
adj.— «One can go from there and decide if a woman is a dibby-dibby, mud-up or a dutty bungle.» —“Profile of a Jamaican dejay” by Eron Henry The Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) Nov. 16, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
vent n.— «Professional “vents,” as they call themselves, worry who will pick up their wisecracking dummies and vocal sleight of hand when they retire or die.» —“Read These Lips!” by Marta Aldrich American Profile (Franklin, Tenn.) June 20, 2004...