cooperative conservation n.— «Critics, however, aren’t so enthusiastic about the program derived through a “cooperative conservation” strategy endorsed by the Bush administration. “It is ‘cooperation’ between the water...
choosing money n.— «She had said the right things to let me know she wasn’t bullshittin’, which is the purpose of choosing money.…If she chooses, out of spite or anger, and a pimp didn’t get any money, the pimp looks stupid. So for...
Billy Jack n.— «The employee, who filed a human-rights complaint of his own, said one of the speakers used the racially derogatory terms “spook” and “Billy Jack” to describe Peters, a refugee protection officer...
area boy n.— «Sporadic riots continued for several days, especially in the big Idumota market on the central island of Lagos, where local thugs known as “area boys’” sought to extort protection money from traders...
cheese cutter n.— «In view of the poor reputation which I recall for the two wire system from the 1960s, I suspect this has more to do with the improved quality of protection in modern cars.…Most modern cars have a passenger cage...
snuff n.— «He stormed over to his Scotland Yard personal protection officer, and raged: “F****** w*****s! They keep trying to offer me snuff (slang for cocaine).”» —“Wills And Harry On The Lash” by Jane...