You may remember the call we had from Tony in Encinitas, California. He was curious about the term for an unusual hazing ritual.
email bankruptcy n.— «If you’ve been waiting for internet legal visionary Lawrence Lessig to reply to your e-mail, forget about it. In a script-driven note sent out last week, Lessig wrote: “Dear person who sent me a yet-unanswered e-mail, I...
shot-house n.— «When she was at the “shot-house,” she was asked when she came in what she would take, and her reply was, “A glass of whisky, if you please!”» —by William Tweedie Harry Birkett: A Man Who Helped Himself (London, England) , 1860...
Big Apple n.— «So many people have asked the writer about the derivation of his phrase, “the big apple,” that he is forced to make another explanation. New Orleans has called it to his mind again. A number of years back, when racing a few horses at...
gap out v.— «“Also can’t find much on gill mites in my books = what exactly are they?” “There is no such thing, that is why you can’t find it. I’m sure the store owner just gapped out for a second when telling about gill mites as well*probably...
AP n.— «Whenever my son, living in Mumbai, was asked why he was going to Delhi, his reply was “to see my A. Pees.” A.P. stood for aged parents.» —“Maybe we should lighten up….” by Piman Geezerdom (Arizona) Aug. 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued...