mail it in v. phr.— «Experienced horses may cheat or protect themselves during a race (in human sports vernacular they are “mailing it in”).» —by John Lindley Handicapping for Bettor Or Worse Apr. 25, 2004...
dead-set moral n.— «One Victoria Derby day he had $200,000 on a dead-set moral (racing parlance for a certain winner) in the first race at $1.90 and it got beaten.» —“Tall tales and true” Australian (Sydney) Dec...
plunking n.— «Another potential influence on the outcome may have been what’s known in election parlance as “plunking,” in which votes are not cast in a particular race. Though 20,941 voters went to the polls in Somerset County and...
goat grab n.— «The Saudi soldiers feted the Americans, offering them juice, tea and platters of lamb and rice. Diemler explained it was “goat-grab,” where “you tear off a piece of meat with your hands, mix it with rice...
Afristocracy n.— «There’s been a huge gulf between the have-gots and the have-nots, what I call the Afristocrats, the black Afristocracy, the black professionals, the upper bourgeois black people who have had enormous opportunity and...
ghettocracy n.— «There’s been a huge gulf between the have-gots and the have-nots, what I call the Afristocrats, the black Afristocracy, the black professionals, the upper bourgeois black people who have had enormous opportunity and...