fumblerooski n.— «Oklahoma’s second TD was a trick play—a “fumblerooski.” Quarterback Charles Thompson laid the ball on the ground and All-America guard Mark Hutson picked it up and ran 29 yards for the score.» —“It’s...
go north with the club v.— «“He’s such a good young player,” Manager George Bamberger said, “that there’s absolutely no point in rushing him. In my mind, I don’t think he’ll go north with the club. But we expect him to make it...
Ecozoic n.— «In [Rev. Thomas] Berry’s view, the planet is moving out of the 65-million-year Cenozoic era, during which the major developments of life occurred, into a new uncertain age he calls the Ecozoic. “The major developments...
rowback n.— «A week ago, Kinnock began a famous rowback that I read about in the London newspapers last Monday morning. He still wanted to get rid of the Trident submarine missile systems contracted by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he...
hot shoe n.— «Anyone who gets behind the wheel of a race car is taking a risk, but a “hotshoe” is someone who travels at higher-than-usual speeds and takes unusually risky chances.» —“The hotshoe flipped at the chicane:...