glory trip n.— «This is where they pull the ICBMs from the United States and do “glory trips,” as they call them, to make sure they are functional, operational. They ship them over to Vandenberg, throw them in a silo, instrument them, put...
de novo n.— «In New Jersey, start-up banks—which the banking industry calls “de novos,” or Latin for “from the beginning”—must raise $6 million before they can open.» —“In banking, small is the new...
scrub n.— «All these numbers come from files kept by the executive branch of the government. Stevens, who provided and directed the money through his position at the time as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, had no detailed...
trinogomous adj.— «The film explores the relationship of Sam Cagnina, the oldest son of a Mafia hit man, with his life partner, Dr. Steven Margolin, a chiropractor, and their shared wife Samantha Singh, a struggling actress from Toronto...
brother-in-law v. phr.— «That said, some players have found ways to make it look as if they’re working a lot harder than they actually are. It usually happens in training camp or, occasionally, in exhibitions. There’s even a name for it:...
gacked adj.— «Demetrius…a guy I know from Hollywood who is “on a run,” and who is completely gacked and hasn’t bathed in more days…steps to me.» —“Inside the Box With the Super Dope Cops” by Sam...