drying rock n.— «At a stakeholders meeting convened Wednesday by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis, many of the experts heard a new phrase for the first time: “drying rocks.” It...
doosra n.— «It is his new delivery, his version of the “doosra,” the one that spits and spins away from the right-hander like a leg-break that has aroused suspicion.» —“Murali a law unto himself in throwing...
trapo n.— «The very term “trapo” must have been invented because of Jose de Venecia. A trapo through and through even before trapo entered the lexicon, he was already a trapo in Ferdinand Marcos’s Batasang Pambansa, the...
homosocialism n.— «The militant environmentalist movement in America today is a new homosocialism, communism. What these people are is against private property nights. They are trying to attack capitalism and corporate America in the form...
med-mal n.— «This polarized description of the medical malpractice crisis is unfortunate because there is nothing simple about “med-mal.” » —“Taking a step back in the medical malpractice debate” by Barry Ray...
sailor mongering n.— «Sailor mongering was rife in the 19th century when brothels sent prostitutes laden with booze onto ships as they made their way to harbor. The idea was to get the sailors so drunk they could be whisked to shore and...