bus-left other.— «Billy looked up to see the taillights of the school bus disappear. This was one child who was left behind. “Momma, I done got bus left,” Billy lamented.» —“Don’t Leave Me Behind, Mr. Bush” by...
Nueba Yol n.— «Historically, New York, or “Nueba Yol” as it is rendered in Dominican Spanish, has represented the United States for Dominicans. “Me voy pa’ Nueba Yol!” exults the hero, Balbuena, in the Dominican...
streetballer n.— «According to Grayson Boucher, a 21-year-old from Salem, Ore., known as the Professor, a streetballer is someone who wants to win at all costs, and will do whatever he can to do so. And he will rise above his competition...
reshoot n.— «In bureaucratese, the new report is called a “reshoot.” It’s a revised estimate of the cost of serving Oregonians in the Oregon Health Plan, food stamps, long-term care for seniors and other social services...
fideo n.— «Mention fideo and you’ll likely get a happy sigh about the “yellow box”—and the mother, grandmother, aunt or uncle who makes this lesser-known staple best. Yet fideo is essentially the Spanish word for vermicelli, a...
minch v.— «SARAH: connie you minched my knee by…wait, no i mean…you missed. CONNIE: no, it was minched. and thus a new word was added to the english language. minch, v. to miss by an inch.» —by nothingtobedone...