walk-around bill n.— «A “walk-around bill” is a term used to describe a piece of legislation sponsored by a senator or representative very late in the session, often to duck a contentious debate. Instead of filing those bills...
springing clause n.— «When the county adopted its historic building code amendments, it did so with what’s called a “springing clause,” i.e., one that springs into action if a certain contingency is met.» —“Historic sites key...
big dance n.— «On Friday, he scheduled his first informal back-and-forth with the press, an informal, off-camera session called the “gaggle” which White House press secretaries typically hold in the mornings as a sort of...
positoid
n.— «Positoid Deluxe.» —“LAST SESSION composer in Norfolk” by Steve M. Schalchlin Usenet: gay-net.aids Oct. 22, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
thulp v.— «Basicaly this was a story of a University of Texas Student Ajay Raaj heckling Ann Coulter during a Q/A session and getting thulped by cops.» —“Really OT: Ann Coulter Heckler Responds!” by...
head-wing n.— «At a working session Wednesday Karen Judd Smith, director of the IIFWP’s Office of U.N. Relations, explained that the organization saw itself as neither right-wing nor left-wing, but rather as balancing different views and...