hold the cap v. phr.— «At yesterday’s hearing, Rep. Delmar Burridge said he hopes a law change will give incentive for low-level members who don’t “hold the check” or “hold the cap”—street lingo he heard in his 35...
Death of the Typewriter Ding! In this week’s episode, Mark Twain would be pleased. Reports that it’s the end of the line for the typewriter have been greatly exaggerated. Well, slightly anyway: it’s not the horseless carriage...
A longboarder reports she and her fellow surfers refer to young surfers as groms or grommets—not to be confused, of course, with hodads and kooks. But where’d that surfing lingo come from? This is part of a complete episode.
cruisy adj.— «That bathroom is listed on sex websites as “cruisy,” which is Internet lingo for a great place to meet other men for anonymous sex in public.» —“Sex in a Cruisy Lifestyle” by C.J. Ward KEYT...
jackpot n.—Gloss: in firefighting slang, a flammable place. «The fire kept trying to creep past them. A few sparks jumped into a nest of wood chips in an old log—”a jackpot,” firefighter lingo for a flammable spot.» —“Few...
car hopping n.— «In fact, they said the act is commonly known to them as car hopping. The act itself involves people looking to break into cars, going from one car to another and looking for one that’s unlocked, then stealing what they...