ho-wop n.— «On “My Baby’s Lost,” [Eamon] even sounds like a potty-mouthed Frankie Vali. The New York crooner claims to have masterminded a new genre he calls “ho-wop”: “raw hip- hop and smooth doo-wop...
strawberry n.— «Sounding like Sybil, she says has a lot of “different characters who live within” her. “The most sexual [and] wildest” she’s nicknamed “Strawberry,” the street term for a prostitute who...
scratch adj.— «With the story reel complete, next comes the soundtrack. Disney animators use “scratch” voices rather than professional actors for preliminary dialog.» —“Welcome to Planet Pixar” by Austin...
feederism n.— «It might sound like an unusual thing to have a fetish about but, thanks to the Internet, feederism is on the increase. By surfing the web, feeders and feedees can put a name to their “preference” and find a host...
rub a dub n.— «The sound was so powerful that it gave birth to an entire style of reggae meant for slow dancing called “rub a dub.”» —“Rock Through the Ages” by Rob Kenner New York Times May 23, 2004...
pep n.— «The introduction of live vocals to the sound systems—which began innocently as just another way to top Dodd?s competition—started in 1956 when Downbeat’s Winston “Count” Machuki stepped out from behind his turntable...