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blue room
n.— «The blue room—The mess hall for superior officers, or captains and above.» —“Jargon Of Correction Officers” New York Times Mar. 26, 1982. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
dutching n.— «In Dick’s Bar, the camera sways a little, dutching and panning, as if to suggest that you the viewer the customer, the barfly has already had a few.» —“Bar room blues” by Matt Lucas Guardian (U.K...
disco nap n.— «She insisted on having another room at the Four Seasons nearby, so that she could disco nap between portions of the event.» —“No Penney-pinching for Tara” by Lloyd Grove N.Y. Dail News Sept. 16...
tecticolous n.— «These developing communities of invertebrates are of a kind not found in the wild, drawing hardy species from different habitats, from grassland and banks to gravel pits and coastal dunes. A new word has been coined to...
buffet flat
n.— «The Buffet Flat and Wine Room, Recruiting Stations for White Slavers, Exposed.» —Lincoln Daily News (Neb.) Sept. 8, 1916. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
lose the dressing room
v.— «When a manager loses the dressing room, he loses everything.» —“Arsene About!” by Charlie Nicolas Sunday Mirror (U.K.) Aug. 18, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)