Lochnerism n.— «She has written that she “initially accepted the conventional wisdom” that the doctrine used in Lochner was “a myth invented by judicial activists that were up to no good,” and that...
chop n.— «A gay supply officer aboard a nuclear submarine based in Norfolk heard that Clinton was lifting the military’s ban on homosexuals.…”I thought the change was imminent, that it was just going to happen really quickly...
razzle n.— «One after another, the bombs ripped through the nets, and when you came up for air as the game was ending, Captain Kirk had 34 points in only 24 minutes—21 in the fourth quarter. Spread that over a full regulation game, and...
eve-teasing n.— «Police officials have been discovering that the collegiate enthusiasts who prowl streets in Indian cities are not content to watch the girls go by. Indian newspapers have carried accounts of police roundups in Srinagar...
Cajun adj.— «In Washington state, supporters of the change to an open primary system referred to it as a “top two” or “Cajun” system, and argued that it empowers voters and takes power away from the big political...
rubber ear n.— «Predictably the Democratic Party election organisers are giving Curly a rubber ear. Equally predictably Curly is suing the Democratic Party.» —“Sutch and such as those” by Tom Shields in Washington, D...