bang v.— «After an hour-long rain delay, the umpires called the game because the field was a mess.…”Early in the game I thought, ‘Yeah, we’re going to get banged pretty soon,’ but once we got into the fifth, sixth inning and they didn’t bang it I...
eveninger n.— «The Budapest Eveninger Esti Hirlap said the last consignment of an important order from Lebanon had just been routed to Szeged, a south Hungarian town.» —“Hungary exports cowboy blue jeans” by AP in Budapest, Hungary Post...
yumptious adj.— «The other chose, as usual, the “Sabayon Fielding”—a yumptious creation which the inventor was kind enough to name in our honor several years ago.» —“Next Time You’re In Belgium Try This Pint-Size Restaurant” by Nancy and Temple...
gleek v.— «He has also felt the gleekers’ wrath.…Gleeking is a style of spitting that has captured the imagination of many boys at the 713-student school.» —“Principal cracks down on spitting” in Burrillville, R.I. Herald-Journal (Syracuse, N.Y...
booster bag n.— «Fact is, she may pick up 12 or 15 different articles and put them in her shopping bag or umbrella or her booster bag on one floor and then go on to the next. A booster bag is a store-label dress or suit box with a panel or slot cut...
past-posting n.— «The judge’s story is that Alvin Kaiser, Houma third baseman, admitted he had clipped the bookie for $185 through the ruse of the past posting and the turned back clock. He said he didn’t have anything to do with the clock turning...