snorkel box n.— «The boy…had been swinging on the long chute of a type of mailbox known as a “snorkel box.” The 160-pound mailbox features a regular pull handle on one side and a long, curbside chute on the other...
coke bugs n.pl.— «Coke can in extreme cases dissolve the septum that divides your nostrils and bring on paranoid psychoses ad sensory hallucinations known as “coke bugs.”» —“Cocaine in Washington” by Gordon...
swoop and squat n.— «Investigators say the suspects deliberately collided with motorists in a technique known as “swoop and squat.” One driver pulls his vehicle in front of another and slams on the brakes, causing a rear-end...
Toddi n.— «Another hurdle is a deep skepticism within the criminal justice system toward people who insist they are clean. “The paperwork is sometimes called a Toddi, for “the other dude did it,”” says Beth Givens...
Saaburu n.— «GM has received blistering criticism for putting a slightly modified version of the Subaru sedan into the lineup at Saab, GM’s upmarket Swedish brand. Car reviewers derided the car, the Saab 9-2x, referring to it as the...
stiff v.— «The soundtrack album “All This and World War II”…is made up solely of Beatle songs performed by heavyweights like Elton John, Leo Sayer and the Bee Gees. It stiffed.» —“‘Beatlemania’: More Mania Than...