punch list n.— «Find out what obligations a builder has to complete work listed on the pre-inspection (punch) list.» —“Tips For New Home Buyers” by Peter G. Miller Washington Post Mar. 11, 1978. (source: Double...
punch list n.— «This is the stage of the project called “substantial completion”; the architect makes his final list of corrections, or “punch list,” which the contractor must satisfy before receiving final payment...
sag wagon n.— «The van became very important to us during the week.…Because it picked up weary cyclists unable to finish the day’s route, it was dubbed the “sag wagon.”» —“Wheeling Away the Days” by...
geedunk n.— «You could pack any doubts about the wonderfulness of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus into a toy poodle’s knapsack and still have plenty of room for cotton candy and other spectator geedunks.» —“Circus...
OGA n.— «Prisoners were identified to military police by names such as “OGA 1” and “OGA 2.” The acronym, used by Defense officials to describe the CIA, stands for “other government agency.”» —“CIA...
gorilla dust n.— «More than 7,000 people showed up here today to witness what one business publication billed as a “clash of titans.” But the actual event amounted to little more than a cloud of what one of the combatants...