Vanna White veto n.— «The governor also used to be able to strike individual letters to create new words—the so-called “Vanna White veto,” named after the letter-turner on “Wheel of Fortune”—but those powers were reined in under a 1990...
chummery n.— «PG accommodations, working people’s hostels, messes are fast making ways for what is known as called chummery, a new buzzword among host of urban professionals.…Most of such “mixed” apartments are owned and maintained by companies and...
jackass
v.— «In 1916 I made the strike that I’d been jack-assing for thirty-five years trying to locate.» —“My 73 Years on Southwestern Deserts” by Ralph J. Fairbanks Touring Topics June, 1930. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
make (one’s) bones v.— «Shah is a 41-year-old publisher of small provincial newspapers who made his bones after winning a bitter strike against the unions that tried to shut down his northern England operation when he brought in computers and...
challenge coin n.— «Challenge coin rules only apply to other individuals who also have a challenge coin. A holder of a challenge coin may “challenge” any individual who is known to have a coin. A challenge is made by withdrawing a coin and raising...
dollar van n.— «Officials have arranged for licensed commuter vans, also known as dollar vans, to operate limited service along the affected routes if a strike occurs.» —“City Sets Talks After Strike Is Approved at 2 Private Bus Lines” by Sewell...