damming warrant n.— «Napolitano said a practice known as “damming warrants” has resulted in the state seizing $15 million in the last year from 12,400 wire transfers. The name comes from the procedure which allows state...
swirling n.— «Students who don’t place into college algebra are sent off to Pima Community College for remedial math, a practice known as “swirling.”» —“Making the Undergrad Grade” by Margaret Regan Tucson...
colleagueism n.— «I heard a cogent explanation on a national talk show about why no one else on the 9-11 Commission ever challenged the obvious conflict of interest of a former Democrat Assistant Attorney General participating in the...
stokes basket n.— «They attached what’s called a stokes basket to the ladder, and using control ropes above and below, they lowered Gamez to the ground.» —“Man Suffers Severe Tar Burns” by Mindy Blake KOLD...
dump truck n.— «“Dump truck” is what attorney’s call other attorney’s who mostly just plead their clients guilty, instead of trying cases.» —“Arizona DUI” Law Office Of David Alan Darby (Tucson, Ariz.) Mar...
chones n.pl.— «Amy Blodgett, who runs a screenprinting business in Tempe and an Internet T-shirt business, concedes her “Keep It Underwear” line of chones won’t stop kids from having sex.» —“Inside the Tucson...