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jotito

jotito  n.— «Brindis has built his audience with a breezy style and frequent sexual banter, double-entendres and edgy conversations with listeners. And, in this case, with repeated use of words such as “joto” and...

throw-down gun

throw-down gun  n.— «When McCord realized his mistake, Kallinen contends the deputy may have planted an untraceable “throw-down gun” and emptied Romero’s pockets of other items, including his cell phone.» —“Lawyers claim...

hotel journalism

hotel journalism  n.— «The jacket tout compares “Where is Nicaragua?” to Joan Didion’s ” Salvador,” a condescending and superficial bit of hotel journalism published a few years ago. That is unfortunate. Didion’s...

webl

webl  n.— «It’s my Webl (pronounced “Webble”). It’s the same as a Blog, but it’s cooler.…I hereby name this journal entry a “Webl” and dub myself a “Webbler”! I am reattaching that congenial...

go bare

go bare  v.— «Employers who choose not to carry workers’ comp, sometimes referred to as going bare, face unlimited liability if an injured employee can show the employer was negligent.» —“Workers’ comp gives protection” by...

hog-dogging

hog-dogging  n.— «Among the dead and dying ideas are a lower sales tax rate, approval for state-run casinos, a ban of hog-dogging and the option for juries to sentence a murderer to life without parole.» —“Time runs out for hundreds...

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