rubbering in n.— «Tires were taken to the speedway for the race that Grant said were identical to the setup that was tested, and Pemberton said Friday’s practice session went normally. But it became apparent Saturday that the abrasive track was not...
mashing n.— «Combining Moscow and “mashing,” a term used to describe riding fixed speed bikes, Graham Sours and his friends have put together MASHscow, the second alley cat race in two years for Moscow.» —“Takin’ It To The Streets” by Rob...
Back to political talk: Is there an etymological connection between the words caucus and Caucasian? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Caucus” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Suzanne from Indianapolis. Well, hello...
Hispandering n.—Gloss: pandering to Hispanics. «The Scrum pays close attention to the 2004 presidential race, noticing Dick Gephardt’s recent Hispandering proposal to “legalize undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for five...
beer track n.— «That’s because Maryland, said Thomas Schaller, associate professor of political science at University of Maryland Baltimore County, has become a “wine track” state, similar to California, New Jersey and Connecticut, where incomes...
motion lotion n.— «When I was getting a pre-race rub down from our trainers, we Tigers ran out of what was known as “motion lotion”—think wintergreen, Ben-Gay and baby oil—heats up the muscles before you jump into a 76.2 F pool to race.» —“Go...
