Oregon grate n.— «Commonly called the “Oregon grate,” the fish exclusion device fits onto the box trawl net traditionally used by pink shrimpers, allowing fishers to scoop shrimp off the sea floor without accidentally catching protected populations...
Bubba Gump effect n.— «Those numbers might not be startling, but experts warn there is an uneven distribution of the wealth taken from the seas. Fishers whose boats were spared by the storms are able to catch more of what’s out there, allowing them...
half-past-six adj.— «The fairer elite (those who are descended from Europeans) are known as “the upper 10.” At the other extreme are the Portuguese-Eurasians with Malaccan roots who belong to the “half-past six” or “lower-10″ strata.» —“The shrimp...
taitai n.— «Wealthy taitais, the fashionably dressed wives of powerful men, take breaks from their shopping marathons and spa visits to try costly varieties of tea and nibble the occasional har gau, a shrimp dumpling, or kwun tong gau, a shark’s...
shrimp
v.— «No, she did not shrimp my toes…» —“Re: Monica’s A Psycho?” by James Jorden (jjorden@ix.netcom.com) Usenet: alt.showbiz.gossip Feb. 1, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
shrimp v.— «My offer to shrimp her toes was turned down on the grounds that one either knew how to lick webbing or one didn’t, and she wasn’t going to teach me on the first date.» —“My Date With Eris” by nu-monet v4.0 (nothing@succeeds.com) Usenet:...
