Suitcase City n.— «Most residents of the neighborhood west of the University of South Florida treat the area’s pejorative nickname “Suitcase City” with much the same enthusiasm as patrolling deputies greet the term...
faux chateau n.— «Whether you call them by the pejorative moniker McMansions or more whimsical names such as Faux Chateaux or Starter Castles, super-sized houses are here—soon to be followed by negative impacts, according to...
starter castle n.— «Whether you call them by the pejorative moniker McMansions or more whimsical names such as Faux Chateaux or Starter Castles, super-sized houses are here—soon to be followed by negative impacts, according to...
urban 99 n.— «A 100,000-square-foot cap on the size of new stores in Tampa, Fla., led Wal-Mart to develop a store 1,000 square feet under the cap. It was successful and the retailer replicated the design in a number of other places around...
warmblood n.— «Initially limited to Arabians and certain large breeds known as “warmbloods,” AI, as it’s called, is now accepted for use with most major breeds.» —“She Breeds Horses Down To A Science” by Jim...
187 n.— «They use graffiti to mark territory but also to send messages. In some cases, threats are made as when the number “187,” a gang’s name and an individual’s name appear. “That is a call to kill the person,”...