spinning n.— «Handing out chunky pieces of a hot IPO has led to trouble in other markets. Several years ago, U.S. regulators cracked down on a practice known as spinning, in which investment banks steered hot IPO shares to preferred...
hoofball n.— «The teams sampled were English, where there is a much higher number playing hoofball anyway. Thus more goals were scored by hoofers. Once the ratio of hoofing teams to passing teams is figured into the data of similar...
hard ticket n.— «Most country artists, even many of the ones who score big radio hits, perform on what is known as the “soft ticket” market, meaning venues such as casinos and fairs, where crowds will gather regardless of the...
soft ticket n.— «Most country artists, even many of the ones who score big radio hits, perform on what is known as the “soft ticket” market, meaning venues such as casinos and fairs, where crowds will gather regardless of the...
twist one’s cap v. phr.— «If you however say sorry now i promise i won’t twist your cap in the maze when i see you, just max you and let you live to at least to put up a decent score.» —“Re: Advancement in south” by State...
twist one’s cap back v. phr.— «If you are white and not from the “hood” then don’t pass thru. You have a 99.9% chance of getting “punked” or if your realy unlucky “blasted” some people have no problem...