kick flick
n.— «Ninja III: The Dominiation…—Lucinda Dickey liberates kung fu as the first woman ever to star in a kick flick.» —“Films” Washington Post Nov. 2, 1984. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
heart-sink n.— «Imagine the heart-sink that comes to an adult star when he receives the script and finds himself teamed for scene after scene with Deanna Durgin or Freddie Bartholomew.» —“In Hollywood” by Jimmy...
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looping n.— «Another feature of the Nongraded School is “looping.” Students will spend up to two years in the same class before they “loop” to another level.» —“Non-Graded School Brings Innovation...
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tie-down n.— «The Tie-Down. The “don’t you agree?” or “isn’t that so?” attached to a statement: “You can change your life, don’t you agree?” It softens the presumptuousness of a statement, and builds...