chickenhead
n.— «Chickenhead or Knob—An outcropping of rock that is easy to grab, step or tie off on.» —“Mountain Talk” Los Angeles Times July 15, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
chicken head n. in skiing and other snow-based sports, a small chunk of frozen snow; in climbing, a small, round protrusion on a rock face. Editorial Note: A common but unrelated general meaning of chicken head is “a loose or immoral woman...
bouldering n.— «The Pouliopoulos home now includes a 10-foot rock wall for what is known as bouldering, or climbing short routes without ropes.» —“At 13, truly a rising star” by Mike Lipka in Nashua Boston...
bump n.— «In Portland, Ore., employees at an advertising firm can watch indie rock concerts at lunch and play “bump,” an abbreviated form of basketball, every afternoon.» —“Cities Compete in Hipness Battle to Attract...
crate-digging n.— «What it is, however, is a feel-good mash-up of beats, scratching, jazz, swing, rock—and one of the most eclectic collections of vocal samples ever. Compiling these somewhat strange recordings, or crate-digging as it’s...
spank the plank v. phr.— «The rock musicians’ slang for it is “spanking the plank”: that is, playing the guitar, usually energetically and with as much abandon and hairwaving as required.» —“Going against the...