field show-up n.— «With closing arguments set to begin today, the case against 10 Long Beach youths accused of beating three white women Halloween night hinges almost entirely on identifications made in a Ralphs parking lot the night of...
croxploitation n.— «According to People Magazine, Bindi, along with her mother Terri and her Crocmen backup dancers, will also join children’s group The Wiggles for concerts in Los Angeles and New York. The media blitz has even prompted...
climate canary n.— «They are dubbed the “climate canaries”—the people destined to become the first victims of world climate change. And as government ministers sit down in Nairobi at this weekend’s United Nations Climate Conference, the...
blue-state tax n.— «Democratic leaders in Congress are vowing to make the alternative minimum tax a centerpiece of next year’s budget debate, saying the levy threatens to unfairly increase tax bills for millions of middle-class families...
curbing n.— «Curbing is a way to beat someone by putting their mouth on the curb, and stomping on the back of their head.» —“Father of Beating Victim Offers Reward to Find Attackers” by Jed Boal KSL-TV (Salt Lake...
manscape n.— «Norfleet’s Manscape with Beasts series explores the contact zone between animals and humans in intense color photographs taken on Martha’s Vineyard. She depicts animals that have managed to adjust to mankind by living on the...