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rubber ear

rubber ear  n.— «Mooney was getting a rubber ear from listening to all the complaints and excuses, and the phone rang and Mooney snatched it up and snapped, “Forget it!”» —by William Diehl Chameleon , 1981...

Trixie

Trixie  n.— «Someone a few offices over from me is screeching like a drunk Trixie at a Jimmy Buffet show. It is the sort of high-pitched hysteria often practiced by the not-very-bright, where you cannot tell if something wonderful (lottery...

merk

merk  v.— «I’ve spent the last month listening non-stop to both sides of the Trim Taliban white—Boogeyman, and the one over fire hydrant that’s just him methodically and comprehensively merking people.» —“The thread that’s totally and...

hapa

hapa  adj.— «As far as a hapa person sharing my experience, of course there are going to be some things that we both understand, and some that only one of us understands. For example, I couldn’t understand the extent to which a hapa person...

burn-off theater

burn-off theater  v.— «Burn-Off Theater…the presentation of shelved losers and leftovers, ie. making use of pilots that didn’t go. Fox president G. Berman: “Summer isn’t just for Burn-Off Theater anymore...

George

George  n.— «We have a slang term for big tippers…it’s called George. And Kerry Packer’s a super George. There’s a story in the book, there is an entertainer there named Christina Nisteen and he tipped her a hundred thousand dollar...

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