battery pack n.— «Brannon was described by a local gang investigator as a “battery pack” within his gang set, a term used to describe a member who is always on the streets, willing to do anything for the gang. The investigator...
MFN n.— «Whether some of these films deserve funds is another matter. Some are getting made even though there’s no aud for them—MFNs, or movies for nobody, in the Hollywood argot—and they may not, in fact, ever be seen by anyone other...
headache bar n.— «Our tools were round-pointed shovels of the common variety and a 6-foot steel pry bar that weights about 20 pounds.…One swings the steel bard (my Dad taught me to call it a “headache bar”) on a vertical...
shotgun v. to try a variety of methods; to make repeated attempts; to take an indiscriminate approach; to be scattershot. Editorial Note: Besides the obvious “to kill or shoot with a shotgun,” a more common meaning of to shotgun is...
hat-raacked v.— «The pineapple variety was the “most precocious,” they said. After sustaining server cold damage in 1962, the trees were “hat-racked” by pruning in 1963.» —“Global Citrus Session Examines...
bunny chow n.— «A bunny chow is simply a filling meal, where you cut bread into two halves. You then scoop out the soft part of the bread, you fill the space created with a variety of curries, and put back the soft part on top of the...