dog lick n.— «Dogs hoping to drink from the Hebe fountain in downtown Roseburg will have to wait a bit as the made-for-canine spigots have been sent back for repair. The two “dog licks,” as they’re called, attached to the base of the...
hard dog to keep on the porch n.— «The second…has to do with Clinton’s sexual appetite.…The Governor was, in the words of a local saying, a hard dog to keep on the porch.» —“Bill Clinton’s Presidency” by...
woolsack weathering n.— «I now know that South Africa is, in part, one of the planet’s oldest continental fragments. I also have a name for the ageing process of those jumbled Karoo koppies—it’s called “woolsack weathering,” which...
Toronto trim n.— «Certain procedures can drastically improve a woman’s sexual experience, insist the surgeons. The labia minora reduction for example, or the “Toronto Trim,” as it’s known among Dr Stubbs’s patients, makes the...
throw n.— «The new keyboard lacks throw, more commonly referred to as key travel, which means that keys require less pressure to engage.» —“The Apple Core: Review: Apple’s new keyboards (Verdict: Atrocious)” by Jason...
MADBAPS n.pl.— «Meanwhile, a marvellous new term for the players’ nearest and dearest was coined by the press. Move aside WAGS, step forward MADBAPS—that’s Mums and Dads, Boyfriends and Partners, in case you were wondering...