frosting n.— «Watch out for the “frosters.”…Frosting, the practice of stealing cars which are being left to thaw out with their engines running, has prompted a warning from Leicester police.» —“The 20 pence car...
secret squirrel n.— «All of us on the base knew that, like the detainees, we were likely to be under surveillance wherever we were. Watch what you’re saying, soldiers would joke, because the “secret squirrels” are listening...
talker
n.— «It’s a talker. And people are saying it’s the trial of the century.» —“Kansans Watch as Innocent Verdict Comes in for Simpson” AP Oct. 3, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
zog n.— «One day before the attack, Brunerie had posted a message on a British neo-Nazi Web site, reading: “Watch the TV this Sunday, I will be the star…Death to zog, 88!” The motto “death to zog, 88!” is a...
rat line n.— «The British troops will be supported by US helicopters and unmanned reconnaissance drones which will scan the desert looking for tracks indicating “rat lines”—military jargon for the routes used by the resistance...
foot fault n.— «But if the jury finds against Forstmann, a cascade of copycat litigation and reform proposals could erupt. “We will all examine every inch of what occurred and find out if there was a foot fault that was justifiable...