Vanna White veto n.— «The power is the governor’s partial veto, which includes the unusual ability to take a bill and change its meaning by vetoing the individual letters of words. The result can be the creation of whole new words and a...
swivel-chair job n.— «Tebbetts subsequently went with the Braves as a vice president in 1959 and remained there in that capacity until September of 1961 when he stepped out of that swivel-chair job to return to the bench as Milwaukee...
reward car n.— «Our feeling is that Boomers are still in the market for a reward car and there will be a long, stable market for convertibles.» —“Automakers play ‘can you top this?’ Convertibles still stir competitive...
beta n.— «Gunstone wrote and published “The Traveler’s Guide to Washington Rock Climbing” and was widely known as “Beta,” a term used by rock climbers to refer to good information on a route.» —“David...
pisshead n.— «Pissheads—Pissheads are the sophomores. Their main function is to train the Fish. Again, I don’t know where the name came from. As the enforcers, Pissheads are generally disliked by the Fish.» —“What...
sergebutt n.— «Sergebutts—Sergebutts, or just “butts,” are the Juniors. The name came from their uniforms. In the past, although it is no longer true, the uniforms worn by the underclasses were different than those worn by the...