land of fruits and nuts n.— «Last year, San Francisco 49ers came out of the land of fruits and nuts to surprise almost everyone and become NFL champions.» —“NFC West holds surprises Falcons should soar; 49ers must dig...
forgotten arm n.— «While boxing informs “The Forgotten Arm”—the title refers to an obscure term for a surprise punch—she’s not about to draw comparisons between music and boxing, unscrupulous management practices inherent to...
trisackaphobia n.— «He was writing a biographical piece on Royals third baseman Kevin Seitzer, who allowed as how he had a deep-seated fear of playing his position. The SI scribe asked if I knew of a technical term for this condition, and...
open up daylight v. phr.— «The speedy Baby Bubble quickly outfoot that gelding and opened up daylight over Grog.» —“Gratton Colt Is Surprise As He Takes Derby Trial” in Hialeah Park, Fla. Syracuse Herald (N.Y...
Califunny n.— «Does he use a bed_of_nails keyboard so it REALLY feels good when he’s replying? Well, no surprise really. He is after all, posting from Southern Califunny. All that smog, for all those years.» —“Re: Over 10,000 Have...
hokey Dinah other. an exclamation of surprise or marvel. Etymological Note: Perhaps a form of the slightly more common holy Dinah, though the Oxford English Dictionary has an entry for hokey, hoaky, defined as “a petty oath, or asservation...