shrubbing n.— «A Kenyan architect who stalked and then threatened to rape an American volunteer was sentenced to flogging—a common form of punishment for petty offenders in Botswana—after he pleaded guilty to common nuisance charges in a...
silo can n.— «One of them once informed me that the 16oz beer cans that are called “tall boys” in the Portland vernacular were often referred to as “silo cans” ’round the parts where he spent his salad days...
bear hug n.— «It also included several dozen mentions of an unlikely introduction into the vernacular of white-collar crime: “Bear hug.” Fastow used the term to describe the promises Skilling made him that Enron would buy back...
mail it in v. phr.— «Experienced horses may cheat or protect themselves during a race (in human sports vernacular they are “mailing it in”).» —by John Lindley Handicapping for Bettor Or Worse Apr. 25, 2004...
moke n.— «My Saturday morning excursions were made on a buggy I’d fashioned from a wooden case in which, during prewar days, soft drinks had been transported to area shops. In the local vernacular it was called “a moke” and...
dec-dec adj.— «I made my ascension from rookie to “prolly gonna get sponsored soon,” aka I’m dec-dec. (Dec-dec: fairly decent. I’ve picked up the new vernacular and have mixed it with my old skiing mentality.)» —“Trading...