Jerry Springer Day n.— «Go sit through a morning of adult abuse drama in the Division 4 courtroom presided over by Family Court Judge Joe Briscoe.…These hearings are held for orders of protection. Some at the courthouse refer to it...
blue canary n.— «As miners once used caged canaries to warn them of poisonous gas underground, the greatest fear of these two streetwise veterans is a “blue canary,” a police officer or emergency worker who unknowingly walks...
five and fly n.— «“We were hoping he’d pitch an inning, but it was five and fly,” Macha said, referring to the U.S. team’s quick win Friday. “There’s a little bit of concern there.”» —“U.S. team gets fresh start in...
flat-water pool n.— «With apologies to Dr. Seuss, what do you call a swimming hole with no sprinklers, kerpinklers or soaking walinklers?…“In the business, we refer to it at as a flat-water pool,” says Peter Dunn of St. Louis...
meteorwrong n.— «Every day, people mail Washington University geochemist Randy Korotev pictures and packages of rocks. They want him to say that their backyard nuggets are from out of this world—and, gram for gram, worth more than gold...
middecade n.— «The other case comes from Texas, the biggest of the “red states.” Texas is defending its right to redraw its electoral districts to give the GOP more seats in Congress. Other states have signaled that if Texas’...