top-hatting n. in roulette and casino gambling, the surreptitious placing of a bet after the outcome has been decided; past-posting. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
top-hatting n. in roulette and casino gambling, the surreptitious placing of a bet after the outcome has been decided; past-posting. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Heather in Fairbanks, Alaska, asks why historians and documentary narrators sometimes describe past events in the present tense. This use of the historical present is a storytelling convention that creates immediacy. The historical present can be...
The expression to go chalk has to do with rankings in an athletic tournament and harks back to when seeded teams or players were listed on a chalkboard. To pick chalk means to choose one’s favorite competitor, and you can also speak of a chalk...