When you get to the end of a wonderful book, your first impulse is to tell someone else about it. In this week’s episode, Martha and Grant discuss what they’ve been reading and the delights of great prose. You’ll find information...
Pat, a fisherman in San Diego, hears mariners use snotty weather for rough offshore conditions, such as large swells, whitecaps, and wind above 10 or 15 knots. The phrase does not seem to mean cold weather that brings sniffles. Examples go back at...
sack dance n.— «What prompts this verbal sack dance over the sodden, prostrate corpus of Seattle is the release last week of the new “Places Rated Almanac.”…Naturally, Orange County rated No. 1. And The Soggy City, a...
snotty n. a glass pipe used for smoking marijuana. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
snotty n.— «Glass pipes are the way to go, I think. Especially something with a carb, that changes colour when you smoke, like a Snotty, or something.» —“Re: Bong, Pipe, or Joint?” Usenet: alt.drugs.pot Mar. 23, 1995...
snotty n.— «Anyone who smokes pot knows the many advantages to smoking a “Snotty Pipe”, nothing beats a cool glass bowl.» —“Re: How do U smoke pot?” Usenet: alt.hemp Jan. 5, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued...

