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...
toe-touch n.— «When a correspondent travels, it should be to report for the newspaper. If deadline constraints mean that the reporter will make no significant contribution to someone else;s work, we should skip the trip—the “toe...
punchlist
n.— «This project is complete pending the contractor addressing the final punchlist items.» —“Weekly Road Construction Report” Chattanoogan (Tenn.) Sept. 9, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)