Patel shot n.— «Carefully documents his summer vacation with the photooos taken in front of prominent landmarks, including uncle Chunnibhai’s motel in Bakersfield. These photoos are commonly referred to as “Patel-Shots.” His...
bootleg adj.— «I need to figure out what I want, achieve it, and be satisfied with it—for once. If it happens before the end of August, I won’t end this chapter thinking this was one bootleg summer.» —“I’m In Control...
ego ramp n.— «We’ve got an oval thrust stage, and there’s people inside it in a type of pit. Then when Guns goes on, they cover it up and he has got his ego ramp to go out on. So it worked out pretty good.» —“Guns N’ Roses and...
plyometrics n.— «Plyometrics found its way into the American vernacular in the late 80s when it was discovered that it was the secret to the Russian’s success in the Olympics.» —“How I spent my summer vacation” by Brady...
Rumtopf n.— «A fine way to preserve summer fruits is the century-old method called pot pourri or rumtopf or fruit crock. It’s an assortment of fruits mellowed in liquor and sugar in a stone crock for several months to “ripen...
trace v.— «As that genre of Jamaican music has increased in popularity, the style has become one of tenement-yard-style tracing, and those Jamaicans who are accustomed to a daily life in which such “tracing matches” are...