salt the mustard v.— «Cycling slang includes numerous terms for doping: “mess up the soup,” “pissing violet,” “having a magic suitcase,” “not riding on mineral water,” “loading the...
writethru n.— «In wire service parlance, a “writethru” is a new version of an existing news story that updates, clarifies, adds context and corrects mistakes of fact or syntax, even down to the lowly comma.» —“Writing...
trashcanistan n.— «Mail early. If it has to be in Trashcanistan by Christmas, even overnight express won’t get there in time if you mail it Christmas Eve.» —“Make it a bloodless Christmas” by Robert Kirby Salt Lake...