fako n.— «The usual method for working the “fako” is quite ingenious. The “faker” happens to be in front of a person on the street just at the right time to quietly drop the ring and then pick it up in a way that...
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...
power dog n.— «She had had some close calls before last week’s attack, and had seen pit bulls and other “power dogs,” as she calls them, roaming the neighborhood, chains jangling behind them.» —“Dog-attack victim...
rorikon n.— «Hagino was inspired to turn his relationship with the alleged victim from friendship to fiendship because of a “Rorikon,” the contracted Japanese word for “Lolita Complex,” the local parlance for...
fogging n.— «There are a number of ways to tackle bullying involving empowering the victim. One technique, called ‘fogging’, is a non-aggressive response. “For example, if someone were to say, ‘You’ve got big ears’, the response...
cocaine bug n.pl.— «There are many strange things connected with the drug habit and the “cocaine bug” is one of the most singular. The victim imagines there is a bug crawling about just under his skin.» —“Opium, Cocaine...