bug picker n.— «“Bug pickers,” Lendall Alexander, 47, a third-generation fisherman from Harpswell, Me., said of the lobstermen. “They’ve got all that lobster to themselves.”» —“Battle in Maine Pits Lobstermen Against...
mojo n.— «The Florida newspaper employs a fleet of so-called mobile journalists, or “mojos” as they have become known.…“The mojos have high-tech tools—ThinkPads, digital audio recorders, digital still and video...
spray and pray v. phr.— «The match is to be played at Old Orchard Beach Country Club, where wide parallel fairways are calculated to keep Dick’s “spray and pray” shots out of serious trouble.» —“Maine-ly...
langostino lobster n.— «Olympia Snowe has asked that restaurants be banned from calling a certain kind of shellfish lobster as it has taken millions of dollars from Maine fisherman as well as deceived the public. Many restaurants now use...
throw under the bus v. phr.— «We got thrown out and learned to live on our own and then Oxford got thrown under the bus (by NASCAR). I guess we’re bretheren that got thrown under the bus and we found each other and decided we were a nice...
circuit breaker n.— «I do qualify for the circuit breaker—or as I call it, rent refund program. This state program provides refunds to primarily property taxpayers, if their taxes exceed a certain percentage of income; however, the other...