mover n.— «Growing up in the theater and seeing what real dancers, pro dancers, do—in the business, if you say you’re a dancer, you’d better be a dancer. On Broadway, I’m what’s known as a mover—and I’m a good mover. But someday I’d like...
Peter Pan housing n.— «Sometimes referred to as “Peter Pan” housing, much of the housing in the county is built as though residents will never grow old or never need to house an aging relative. Features such as entry stairs, narrow...
devil day n.— «Thursdays and Fridays are when F-1 inmates order and receive their week’s supply of snacks from the canteen. These are the tensest days, Les Farrar has learned in his seven months in the cage. Inmates call them devil days...
sherb n.— «“You wanna put your sherbs on?” Farrar asked, using the slang for the inmates’ orange-colored canvas shoes and the slang phrase for walking up to the park to fight.» —“Hard Time: Inside Richmond’s Jail” by...
backpack mail n.— «The dispute started last summer when Gabriel and Joshua Rakoski, twins who attend Hollymead Elementary School, sought permission to distribute fliers about their church’s Vacation Bible School to their peers via...
gut pile n.— «Basically, people who dump deer carcasses by the road are pulling the food chain to the side of the road.…The ethical place for what is commonly called a “gut pile” is in the woods, off the trail and away...