boo-yah n.— «A favorite expression for killing someone these days is “boo-yah”—the sound from a sawed-off shotgun.» —“Whole sections of urban America are being written off as anarchic badlands, places where cops fear to...
Asbo n.— «Anti-social behaviour orders, introduced in 1999, work successfully where they are implemented, according to the new Home Office study.…Known as Asbos, the orders are designed to prevent theft, intimidation, drunkenness...
potato n.— «Fishman took what looked like a potato chair shot from Santos (right on the skull, with nothing intervening).» —“[AAA] Triple-A Report 10/5″ by west@uncavx.unca.edu Usenet: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Oct...
blue-sky v.— «He insisted he was merely “blue skying” the idea. He swore he had never used the report, which he had promoted while at NIAAA, to solicit loans from banks to build a private treatment center.» —“The...
terp n.— «The “terp,” as the grunts call their Afghan interpreter, sums up the atmosphere.» —“The War In The Shadows” by Linda Robinson U.S. News & World Report May 10, 2004. (source: Double...
punch list n.— «Archtects met with the board to go over what they term “punch-list items,” the checking and double-checking of numerous interior details.» —“School Board Gets Report on Construction” Press...