Bradley Effect n.— «The phenomenon was first widely noted in 1982, when Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley lost a squeaker of a race for governor after being widely projected as the winner. Douglas Wilder also came up against the...
one-fingered Peace sign n.— «To show him I was a good winner like him, I did the no-handed one-fingered Peace sign as I blew by him.» —“On any given Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday” Bikeaccdnt (Tarpon Springs...
chalk n.— «Chalk: Years ago—before computers, if you can imagine—bets were recorded on a large chalkboard. The favorites would get the most checks and thus the most chalk, making picking the chalk the term for picking the favorite. This...
try-hard n.— «Everyone loves a winner. Ever heard that adage? It should read: everyone loves a trier, but it doesn’t, and being called a try-hard is now a derogatory term.» —“Our addiction feeds cheats” by Richard...
libel tourism n.— «British law requires the loser in a court case to pay the winner’s court costs. This is the real attraction for shady millionaires: the chance to bankrupt their opponents into silence. Because of this, Britain has...
lucky sperm club n. jocularly and as a group, children who inherit from wealthy parents, especially when the children are seen as undeserving. Editorial Note: A related term is sperm lottery, which someone is usually said to be the winner or loser...