seelonce feenee n.— «At approximately 18.15, the Rescue Coordination Centre of New Zealand requested that the Esperanza “stand down.” We informed the Rescue Centre that we would remain within VHF range in case assistance was...
clobber passage n.— «Bailey agreed that all gay Christians struggle with the Bible and what are known as the “clobber passages,” verses in which homosexuality is condemned as a sin and “abomination.” But he said...
Peter Pan housing n.— «Patrick Hare, a Washington, D.C., urban planner, calls that dream “Peter Pan housing,” designed for people who never grow old. Their Never-Never Land is the nation’s endless spread of suburbs and exurbs...
iron ranger n.— «The hike-in trail campsites are $2 per night, in advance (payable at the “iron ranger” posts at the trailheads).» —“Exploring California’s “Lost Coast’” by Paul McHugh San Francisco...
Barmuda Triangle n.— «“Think of all the empty parking spaces at Perry’s and the Bermuda Triangle.”…Or, as a friend calls it, the BARmuda Triangle. For latecomers, that’s at Fillmore and Greenwich, where people disappear...
barcode n.— «We also howled at the sight of the worst barcode/combover in the history of man. Ben said that the guy must wake up every morning with it stuck to the side of his face.» —“Slowly I turn…“ by Ted in San...