BOB n.— «A United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles turned back after a note reading “B-O-B” was found on a sick bag in a toilet. The captain decided the note could have meant “bomb on board.” But airline...
rocking chair job n.— «I could even welcome just a straight lead for a change, because that’s really a rocking-chair job.» —“In Movie Field, Gene Kelly Proves A Quintuple Threat” by Edwin Schallert Los Angeles...
beer shooter n.— «Alcohol is also “shot” or “needled” into near beer.…Much available evidence was brought to light concerning the methods in which breweries in that locality “shot beer,” as the...
toe-popper n.— «“Toe-popper wounds”—in which toes are explosivley amputated—are a typical result of ingenious booby traps used by the Viet Cong in Vietnam.» —“Booby Traps Taking Toll in Vietnam” in Washington, D.C...
iron ride n.— «Industry officials say this type of entertainment attraction-with video screens, flashing lights and popular rock music-is quickly replacing costly iron and steel rides. “They can get more bang for their buck with...
ship-breaking n.— «Burtynsky has photographed railroads, mines, stone quarries, industrial dumps (or urban mines, as he calls them), oil fields and “ship-breaking,” the laborious process of dismantling enormous tankers...