Suitcase City n.— «He is the Suitcase City rapist, and he may have struck again last week.» —“One man suspected in 18 attacks” by Kevin E. Washington in Tampa, Fla. St. Petersburg Times Dec. 17, 1987...
blue helmet n.— «Video footage seen by The Independent shows the bodies of many killed in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and contains testimony from witnesses claiming the victims were killed by “blue helmets”—common parlance...
Estradification n.— «Some Republicans said yesterday that the demands may be early signs of a stealth campaign by Democrats to kill the Supreme Court nomination by demanding documents they know they won’t get—a strategy one Republican...
de-hyphenate v.— «In the patois of regional politics, the Washington deal “de-hyphenates” India and Pakistan, giving New Delhi a different relationship to Washington—as a power in its own right, not a weight to be balanced...
quinceanera n.— «Well-off Mexican-Americans have adopted the Mexican custom, following a tradition of 16th-century Spain, of presenting their 15-year-old daughters to society at events known as Quinceanera balls.» —“Latin Influence...
quinceanera n.— «The work is a shrine-like assortment of elements from the real world—Cuban and American flags, a striking white gown of the kind a 15-year-old Cuban girl (a “quinceanera”) might wear to her coming-out...