fake-a-bake n.— «Myth: Sunless tanning, also known as fake-a-bake, is risk-free. Reality: It is true that using any of a variety of lotions, sprays, gels, creams and powders from the multi-million-dollar sunless-tanning industry can...
nuff-nuff n.— «Getting It Wrong: Mr Sandler and his nuff-nuff voice in The Waterboy.» —“Movie Heaven & Mirth” by Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) May 13, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued...
dead man’s lever n.— «Having produced or presented most of Australia’s current affairs programs, with the occasional live disaster, I used to joke that we ought to have a “dead man’s lever” such as those on trains which would...
simmer dim n.— «At the moment the sun sets around 10.30 in the evening, and rises again about 3.30am. The five hours in between are a time of prolonged dusk, known in Shetland as the simmer dim. If the sky is clear then it remains light...
BoGo n.— «The flashlights usually sell for about $19.95 in American stores, but he has established a BoGo—for Buy One, Give One—program on his Web site.» —“Solar Flashlight Lets Africa’s Sun Deliver the Luxury of Light to the...
matchy-matchy adj.— «Remember that if you’re ever tempted to get a little matchy-matchy—except when you’re wearing emeralds, rubies or sapphires surrounded by diamonds with a matching gown.» —“Designer builds lustrous...