mother of Satan n.— «Palestinian radicals who have made TATP their explosive of choice call it the Mother of Satan, not only because of its power but because it can prove as dangerous to the bombers as it is to their targets...
mother of Satan n.— «The explosive believed to have been used by the bombers is triacetone triperoxide (TATP), also known as “Mother of Satan” because of its instability and lethality. It can be made from household items...
sequencing n.— «These days O’Connor has a new status in women’s circles. She is now the mother of “Sequencing,” a new fancy word that means delaying your career until your children are in school.» —“Feminists on O’Connor:...
slap n.— «I love not wearing make-up.…You can reveal so much more on your face, if you are not hiding behind a screen of slap.» —“The mother of invention” by Rosie Millard Times (London, England) Apr...
blessingway n.— «This afternoon, my sister-in-law, who will be acting as my doula during Truman’s birth, threw me a blessingway. The blessingway (or mother blessing, as it is sometimes known) is a Navajo tradition that has been adapted in...
mend it like Beckham n.— «First off, the celebrity mother gets her silicone breast implants removed early in her pregnancy to prevent stretching, then when the baby is born (usually whipped out by caesarean at eight months to prevent the...