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Fayettenam

Fayettenam  n.— «The city is working to shed its reputation as “Fayettenam.” Fayetteville has changed since the Vietnam era, when soldiers packed downtown streets lined with topless bars and strip clubs. A new city hall and...

chonies

chonies  n.pl.— «These are the days when the buyers come to town in droves and herds; when the lingerie shows go merrily on in hotel and office building display rooms.…Those alluring photos of chonies in ticket brokerage windows...

blame storming

blame storming
 n.— «More rationale-making, blame storming.» —“Red’s Method. (Was: alt.prose)” by Gilbert Vanburen Wilkes Usenet: rec.arts.prose Mar. 1, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

babyface turn

babyface turn  n.— «He mentioned then how the actions that occurred after that, including his unscheduled babyface turn at the 918 show, cost him his best friend in the business.» —“Eddie Gilbert’s Scarlet letter” by...

ghost soldier

ghost soldier  n.— «The phrase “ghost soldiers” has a negative connotation in Army parlance—a reference to the administrative practice of filling units with names on paper, but not actual able-bodied soldiers.» —“Troops...

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