Pineapple Express n.— «In mid-February, the jet stream split in two over the mid-Pacific. The two arms of the jet stream then collided just off the California coast, with one bringing cold air from Alaska and the other—dubbed the...
litter on a stick n.— «Pictures on billboards can be beautiful, ugly or just ordinary. But when they are enlarged to 700 square feet, raised 100 feet in the air and randomly spread along every street, they become a form of litter—litter...
frum adj.— «“All of a sudden they decided this side of the town is not for them, they needed to go to the other side, because they’re more frum,” she said, using the Yiddish word for religious.» —“Two neighborhoods reveal...
headache bar n.— «You can walk right up to the huge, H-shaped “headache bars” that lift the 48-inch-diameter pipeline eight feet off the ground; the bars allow it to slide and shift with changes in temperature.» —“Alaska:...
Bradley effect n.— «In Virginia, “I think a lot of people cast their votes on race, and it’s something that’s not easily measured by polls,” said pollster Brad Coker. “People are not going to freely admit they’re racists...
Bradley effect n. the difference between the number of people who vote for a black candidate and those who say they will or would. Editorial Note: The first citation is a nonce usage that refers to Bill Bradley, Democratic senator from New Jersey...