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gork

gork  v.— «Q: You used some interesting phrases and words in the story—”yawning hulk,” which I think is just a beautifully descriptive phrase, and you invented the word “gorked,” as in “gorked out on pills...

paint the pig

paint the pig  v. phr.— «For Office 2007, Microsoft has finally given up on what the company internally refers to as “painting the pig.” For the first time ever, Office has been given a thorough UI overall.» —“Microsoft...

bubble

bubble
 n.— «“Bubbles” refer to 1990s Caprice/Impala/RoadMaster bodies.» —“Donks, Boxes & Bubbles” by Scott Blair Review Online (Akron, Ohio) Jan. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

donk

donk  n.— «“Donks” are the street name for 1970s land barges like Caprices and Cadillacs, riding on 22-inch-plus wheels.» —“Donks, Boxes & Bubbles” by Scott Blair Review Online (Akron, Ohio) Jan...

who laid the rail

who laid the rail  adv. phr.— «Hon. James Watson of Rushville, Ind., talked longer than any one. He praised the Republican party and declared that it was the only progressive party from the time of George Washington until who laid the rail...

Souk

Souk  n.— «The Norks overthrow Kim Jong Il and say to the Souks: “OK, we’ve had it with this socialism nonsense. Let’s unite and make Korea great!”» —“July Diary” by John Derbyshire National Review...