strawberry n.— «Molly talks about the working girls on skid row who are known as strawberries. What’s that? I ask. That’s what they call girls who turn tricks for the price of a rock, Molly says.» —“A Corner Where L.A. Hits Rock...
Texas strawberry n.— «Bill Beckley, Betty Harford and Virginia Hawkins, a threesome of actors from the nighttime TV soap opera “Dynasty,” brought piles of English sausage rolls and buckets of “Texas strawberries,”...
stiff v.— «The fourth album stiffed, and the band gave up sizable past and future royalties to escape their Wooden Nickel contract and sign with A&M.» —“U.S. Picks Up Styx In A Big Way” by Steve Pond Los Angeles...
dance of the lemons n.— «We have what we call the dance of the lemons (poor teachers) and we need some help.» —“12 Run for L.A. School Board on Varied Platforms” by Bob Baker Los Angeles Times` Mar. 29, 1981...
duck n.— «A “roller,” or stolen vehicle in motion, would be great right about now, but they’ll settle for a “duck” as well: a parked hot car.» —“The State Bumper Crop of Auto Thieves Thrives” by...
roller n.— «A “roller,” or stolen vehicle in motion, would be great right about now, but they’ll settle for a “duck” as well: a parked hot car.» —“The State Bumper Crop of Auto Thieves Thrives” by...