bridge n.— «Bridge, (merchandise that falls between the designer level and more moderately priced brands) is a relatively new term, coined by retailers 20 to 30 years ago, says Cohen. Back then, the fashion landscape was changing. Women started...
sing-sing n.— «Women and children also dressed in traditional finery danced and sang at the event, known in PNG pidgin as a “sing-sing.”» —“PNG tribes put on a show of colours” by Lloyd Jones in Goroka, Papua New Guinea The Age (Melbourne...
double-back v.— «“They used to have one shift that was stuck on afternoons all the time. That wasn’t fair. It wasn’t fair at all for these people, because that was a condition that they got hired that they had to stay on an afternoon shift plus...
Rastatute n.— «For all the talk of romance, the language of sex tourism is pretty basic. In Jamaica the men are called “beach boys” or “Rastatutes.” The women are called milk bottles by the men—partly because of their ultra-white skin, partly...
milk bottle n.— «For all the talk of romance, the language of sex tourism is pretty basic. In Jamaica the men are called “beach boys” or “Rastatutes.” The women are called milk bottles by the men—partly because of their ultra-white skin, partly...
Jenny Crank diet n.— «The two top reasons users gave for trying meth the first time is experimentation and peer pressure, she said. Women are likely to use the drug to self medicate for depression and for weight loss. Woodward said the weight...