jib n.— «Geelong’s Josh Hunt pulled out of a marking contest and was pilloried and branded a jib. Teammate Tom Lonergan kept his eye on the ball and, for his faultless courage, lost a kidney and yesterday was still in an induced coma...
reef
v.— «I got my first grey hair yesterday. It was reefed without mercy from its root.» —“It’s time I was put out to greys” by Nicola Tallant Mirror Oct. 11, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
rark up v. phr.— «The managing director of Koala Auto Services, Steve Taylor, said yesterday that he did not mind whether the Telecom aerial went on his roof. “Customers have been very supportive of our position, but we don’t want a...
vice mail n.— «Federal prosecutors yesterday filed criminal charges against three people who allegedly preyed on unsuspecting investors with voice mail messages disguised as confidential stock tips left on the wrong answering machine. At...
popcorn storm n.— «We had a popcorn storm yesterday that forced us out of the pool. I wanted to stay in but the kids thought that thunder and lightening wasn’t a good thing.» —“Michael Jackson Case—Member Managed: Re:...
rubber room n.— «Upset that hundreds of educators awaiting disciplinary hearings are paid to sit and do nothing in so-called “rubber rooms,” Interim Schools Chancellor Harold Levy said yesterday that he’ll put them to work and...