five-hole n.— «Continuing what appears to be a theme of catching up on series that have slid through the five-hole, as they say in hockey—why not discover two truly great series now flying undetected on the TV radar?» —“Forget about...
fill in the tree v. phr.— «GOP leaders may be forced to “fill the tree,” a procedural process by which they would offer a series of their own amendments in order to deny a vote on the Democratic minimum wage amendment...
unsub n.— «Unsub is shorthand for “unknown subject,” meaning the person believed to have committed the crimes. Nor is it new. There was a 1989 series called Unsub, which followed a government unit investigating serial killers...
greenfly v.— «Greenfly: A baseball colloquialism derived from insects that swarm around livestock, a derogatory reference by baseball people toward over-zealous media types. Example: “That writer was greenflyin’ me the whole series...
pump track n.— «A pump track is a small, roughly circular track that has a series of small jumps and rollers that require not only skill and timing, but also tremendous anaerobic and aerobic fitness.» —“SRAM’s Dirt Jump Contest...
Goldilocks attrib. connoting moderate characteristics; (specifically) Goldilocks zone, the habitable region of a planet; Goldilocks market, a safe or nonvolatile financial or commodity market. Etymological Note: From the fable Goldilocks and the...