golden thread n.— «This reluctance to sign up for the army life is being ascribed partly to the merger last year of the six Scottish regiments into one, with the consequent loss of regional identity. This identity is referred to as the...
lack the grapes v. phr.— «A similar thread came up on the O’Reilly Mac Blogger’s internal mailing list—writers fed up with endless snarking and small-minded mean-ness from readers lacking the grapes even to use their real names...
frog v. to unravel a knitted garment. Also frog stitch v., to intentionally rip out a seam, and n., an intentionally ripped seam. Etymological Note: While it is possible that, as frequently stated, frog does come from the admonishment of “rip...
lollerskates interj.— «OMG! ROOFLES! LOLLERSKATES AND JERRY LOLLER ALL IN ONE!» —“Re: In this thread we talk about beer!” by As Cool As Neil Youn Usenet: rec.sport.pro-wrestling.fantasy Dec. 17, 2002. (source:...
lily white n.— «Ever-tighter IRA internal security and the organisation’ use of “lily whites,” activists with little or no known history of involvement in violence who keep their distance from the Irish community in Britain...
Irish pennant n.— «The term “Irish pennant” derives from the Royal Navy during the time of sailing ships. It was a loose or untidy end of a line. In Navy and Marine Corps parlance today, an Irish pennant is a loose thread on a...