paper airplane n.— «The much-touted Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner is still just a paper airplane, but that’s likely to change soon.» —“Boeing officials report solid base of commitments to launch 7E7 Dreamliner” by Bob...
smearing n.— «The trick, Sutton explained, to climbing a friction slab, is a motion called “smearing,” in which the palms of the climber’s hands, fingers pointing down, and the balls of his rubber-soled shoes are pushed into...
bowling for soup n.— «Texas rock band Bowling for Soup managed to dish up a hot, fast concert Thursday night at Irving Plaza. Considering the players named their band after the frat-boy euphemism for drink-induced vomiting, their live-to...
Orange Curtain n.— «Tom Johnson, ironically an L.B.J. protégé, was brought in from a Texas farm team in 1980 to become Times publisher with the specific mission of penetrating the Orange curtain.» —by Mike Davis City...
dále shine v. phr.— «“I’ve heard it used in Ohio. I think it means ‘to approve of something.’” According to Joe Lopez, Chicano artist and owner of Gallista Gallery, “You can’t really describe dále shine directly, you...
birth control glasses n.pl.— «Right now they’re both wearing Army-issue brown heavy plastic frames, which the soldiers call BCGs, birth control glasses, because they’re so ugly no woman would want to make a baby with a soldier wearing a...