box n.— «It’s where the drugs are. Where the crack is. An area that soft-spoken, veteran police Lieutenant Lionel Garcia calls “the box.” It’s an informal term in cop-speak that means the floating area of most concentrated...
sketch n.— «I caught him wandering Alameda and Seventh streets in the late morning after a decidedly rough night, trying desperately to break out of a sketch with a Happy Meal.» —“Inside the Box With the Super Dope...
deckle
n.— «Boneless Brisket…Fresh or Corned…GradeAA…(Deckle Off).» —“Empire Super Markets” in advert. Troy Record (N.Y.) Oct. 22, 1943. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
buzzards’ luck n.— «I’m still convinced we have a very good team, capable of beating anyone on a given day, but we’re justing having buzzards’ luck. Everything that happens seems to be a disaster.» —“There’s Nothing Super About...
run the Super Bowl v. phr.— «Run the Super Bowl: An inmate term for “cell extractions,” when officers don what appears to be riot gear—resembling football linebackers—and rush into a cell to subdue a prisoner.» —“What the...
talent bucket n.— «The stink bomb of the concert was Paulina Rubio. Other than attempting to look sexy with a backdrop of dancers, her talent bucket was empty.» —“Reventon Super Estrella rocks the Pond” by Robyn...