Mormon claw n.— «They still use what’s called the “Mormon Claw.”…One of the characters wears it—pouf bangs that sweep down the face.» —“‘Big Love’: Polygamy ready for prime time” by Lynn Smith Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued...
rake v. in baseball, to hit well. Editorial Note: Probably related to to rake ‘to sweep or traverse with shot’ and influenced by to rake ‘to win at gambling’ and rake ‘money earned from gambling.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
la migra n.— «Alerts, often false, about “la migra” checkpoints (Spanish slang for immigration officials) have become as common as traffic reports on Spanish-language radio.» —“Border Patrol Makes In-Country Sweep” by Ben Fox, Michelle Morgante in...
stir cake n.— «“I went and got a shave and cut and came home, kicked it for a minute. About 5 o’clock, I was stirring cake”—a street term for selling drugs, authorities said.» —“New drug sweep nets at least 57″ by H. Gregory Meyer, Carlos...
gank n.— «Duane Beason, 35, of the 200 block of West 18th Street, was charged after police accused him of trying to sell undercover officers “gank,” a street term for something that looks like drugs but isn’t, at the intersection of East Seventh...
