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trunk you

trunk you  n.— «Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Deborah Espy told me about a pimp enforcement practice called “trunk you.” “They throw the children in the trunk of a car, take them to another city and trade them to...

rat run

rat run  n.— «This is only a particular example of the nonsense that goes on all the time in local government politics when roads are closed or narrowed to close off “rat runs,” a derogatory term for the use of minor roads as...

fascia

fascia  n.— «NASCAR inspectors ordered the rear-end bodywork cut completely off the No. 3, claiming the rear fascia was an experimental, unapproved part. On a production car, the rear fascia would be loosely defined as the back end of the...

junk

junk n. the genitals or genital area; occasionally, the posterior. Editorial Note: Often used with the definite article: the junk. No etymological relationship between this term and junk in the trunk has been confirmed. (source: Double-Tongued...

snag

snag n. in firefighting, a standing dead or burned tree. Etymological Note: This is directly related to two older senses: ‘a branch stump on a trunk’ and ‘a dead tree or branch, in the bottom of a body of water, that interferes with navigation or...

bonk

bonk n. a sound made by a hand-held radio, indicating a transmission cannot be made, characteristic of digital trunk radio systems typically used by fire and police departments. Also bonking. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)