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hully-gully

hully-gully  adj.— «Bud Burdick of Omaha will be one of Thursday night’s top entries in the modified stock car racing program.…Thursday’s card…will be highlighted by the “hully gully” finale.» —“Burdick Vies ni...

domino organ transplant

domino organ transplant  n.— «Clinton House and John Couch—medical history’s first “domino” organ transplant patients—met Thursday for the first time at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.…House…received a heart...

busher

busher  n.— «“Busher” Jackson got his nickname from trainer Tim Daly. Jackson was hurt and Daly asked him to carry some sticks and Jackson said that he wasn’t there to carry sticks he was in Toronto to play hockey. Daly replied...

supermanning

supermanning  n.— «The Navy said Thursday a Texas-based helicopter crewman who fell to his death in October was performing a stunt called “Supermanning.” The stunt involved hanging from an open cargo door and letting the rushing wind “fly”...

rock rental

rock rental  n.— «Police also arrested Richard LaWayne Simmons, 18, of the 1200 block of McCray Court in Fort Pierce for allegedly stealing the car through a practice known as a “rock rental.” According to a police report...

hot prowl burglar

hot prowl burglar  n.— «A Berkeley man who lives near the corner of Ward and Fulton streets woke up Thursday morning to discover that he had been victimized by a hot prowl burglar—cop speak for one who burglarizes homes while the resident...

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