hot prowl burglar n.— «A Berkeley man who lives near the corner of Ward and Fulton streets woke up Thursday morning to discover that he had been victimized by a hot prowl burglar—cop speak for one who burglarizes homes while the resident...
shuttlecock procedure n.— «The respondent spouse/parent resident in Malaysia against whom a provisional order of maintenance has been made by a reciprocating country may raise any defence that he might have raised in the original...
non-point adj.— «Water pollution can come from what scientists call point and non-point sources. Point sources are obvious, like industry and wastewater treatment facilities. Non-point sources are harder to identify, like storm water run...
point adj.— «Water pollution can come from what scientists call point and non-point sources. Point sources are obvious, like industry and wastewater treatment facilities. Non-point sources are harder to identify, like storm water run-off...
crash v.— «The senior resident yelled that we would have to “crash” her—medical parlance for an emergency caesarean section.» —“A witness to the birth of everyday miracles” by Jackie Yaris Los Angeles...
Trinbagonian n. a resident of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)