take-out-the-trash day n.— «Let’s cut the guy some slack that his great escape was announced on a Friday afternoon. (Known in government as “take-out-the-trash day” when particularly smelly news is dumped on reporters heading...
magic Negro n.— «Unlike the typical bluesy earth folksy denim-overalls noble-in-the-face-of-cracker-racism aw shucks Pulitzer Prize-winning protagonist mojo black man, I am not the seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son. » —by...
28-day shuffle n.— «The hoteliers are accused of enforcing a practice known as the “28-day shuffle,” which requires occupants to “move out” every 28 days, be it for a night or a week, thus enabling the hotels to avoid providing basic...
Nintendo slider n.— «He’s 6-foot-10, has a 97 mph fastball from the side and has a Nintendo slider.» —“Orioles do a shuffle for matchup with Johnson” by David Ginsburg in Seattle, Wash. AP Oct. 1, 1997...