scatter band n.— «Taking the politics out of the scatter band is tantamount to taking the pigskin away from the football players.» —“Taking the Pep Out of U-Va. Band’s Step” by Tamara Jones Washington Post Oct...
bosu n.— «Another innovation, this time from the United States, is Bosu—an acronym for “both sides up.” This is a giant inflatable exercise ball that is cut in half and which has replaced Step as the most sought after class...
monkey board
n.— «The step of a bus on which the conductor stands is known as the monkey-board.» —“Words Made By Animals” Wellsboro Gazette (Penn.) Jan. 27, 1921. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
DYKWIA n.— «“Bill probably gave the cop the old ‘don’t you know who I am’ routine and pissed him/her off.” “I don’t know how ya’ll respond to DYKWIA in California, but in Nashville, nothing will get you nowhere quicker than...
whoadie n.— «GUMBEL: What about a whoadie. WESTBROOK: A term of familiar address from male to male or female to female.» —“Staying in Step with Slang” by Bryant Gumbel, Alonzo Westbrook CBS News: The Early...