meat diaper n.— «For instance, a peptide-dye conjugate sandwiched between two membranes could be placed in diapers on which chicken, pork or meat rest in packages. The biosensor would offer consumers an easy-to-comprehend visual signal...
course rat n.— «“He’s what I call a course rat,” Robichaud said. “All my juniors are. They’re always at the course, always playing. A lot of times they’d go from a match at Monoosnock and they’d get in their cars and hit a bucket of balls...
spray and pray v. phr.— «A clerk at the Outdoorsman, Route 12, in West Boylston, said the gun has an effective range of only about 40 yards. “It’s basically spray and pray that you hit something,” he said. “I see no use...
circuit-breaker law n.— «The circuit-breaker law calls for 75 percent state reimbursement of the amount of money it costs to educate a student minus the $29,320. For example, subtracting the $29,320 from a total cost of $100,000 means the...
raincoat crowd n.— «Hey, it’s got Lindsay Lohan in it. Something for the raincoat crowd!» —“Herbie: Fully Loaded” by Elf M. Sternberg MegaZone’s Safety Valve (Worcester, Massachusetts) Mar. 12, 2005...
steady ticket n.— «I have what they call a steady ticket, so I’ve been going out to the same place now for almost a year.» —“Working in Worcester” by Mike Benedetti Worcester IMC May 11, 2005. (source: Double...