best 37.5 n.— «A timekeeping method known as “best 37.5,” allowed employees to work their hours in just a few days instead of the customary five day work week.» —“Cabinet Discovers Disturbing Practices At Kentucky...
blanketeer n.— «She and a group of other volunteers, or “blanketeers” as they like to call themselves, provide handmade blankets to sick and traumatized children in Central Kentucky. The women are members of Lexington’s...
vote hauling n.— «“Vote hauling,” as it is known and widely practiced, has long been acknowledged as a way to influence elections. But paying vote haulers is not illegal in Kentucky.… The indictment alleges Turner and his...
Ashley Judd n.— «On the Internet message board at Utefans.net, the very names “Kentucky” and “Wildcats” are banned. In the always intriguing slang of the Internet, Kentucky is referred to on the site as...
backpacker n.— «There are a lot of places that we still didn’t get to in the video—Arkansas, Kentucky. And there is a big “backpacker” (or alternative) hip-hop scene that we didn’t get to. But that doesn’t take away from this...
new shooter n.— «In Preakness parlance, they are the “new shooters”—horses who miss the Kentucky Derby but show up two weeks later at Pimlico, hoping to spoil a Triple Crown bid. » —“Spoilers Aren’t Just in...