stuck kid n.— «Ms. Sudders explained that when she was commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, the term “stuck kids” was used to describe the phenomenon of children being backlogged and kept in emergency rooms because there...
smogged
v.— «’67 PLYM Fury…belted tires, smogged, $895.» —“Autos For Sale” in classifieds Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California) Sept. 15, 1972. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sausage boom n.— «The absorbent pads and a double sausage boom skim what fuel oil contamination finds its way to the surface.» —“Cleanup OK may be near” by Bradford L. Miner Worcester Telegram &...
harvest figure n.— «Now the art of making scarecrows has found its way back to the city with a suburban revival. The citified cousins are called harvest figures. Their components are more Michael’s than makeshift, and they are cute...
circuit-breaker law n.— «The circuit-breaker law calls for 75 percent state reimbursement of the amount of money it costs to educate a student minus the $29,320. For example, subtracting the $29,320 from a total cost of $100,000 means the...
mother-in-law unit n.— «In Colleyville, owners can buy a small, adjacent room, often called a “mother-in-law unit” or “au pair unit.” Some town houses in Bedford and North Richland Hills have front porches.» —“Some accept town...