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21 for 21

21 for 21  n.— «The tradition is “power hour,” or “21 for 21,” as it is known in some other places across the country: 21-year-olds go to a bar at midnight on their birthdays, flash newly legal identification and...

power hour

power hour  n.— «The tradition is “power hour,” or “21 for 21,” as it is known in some other places across the country: 21-year-olds go to a bar at midnight on their birthdays, flash newly legal identification and...

bang

bang  v.— «Last year we’re down 7-3 in New York and they bang the game after 32 minutes.» —“When it rains it pours—Twins all wet again” by Dennis Brackin Star-Tribune (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minn.) Mar. 22...

Rummy’s Dummies

Rummy’s Dummies  n.— «It’s only the tribal leaders “loyal to the new Afghan government of Karzai” who are getting wiped out at the moment, thanks to the Taliban’s superior counterintelligence convincing Rummy’s Dummies to bomb...

Judas window

Judas window  n.— «In addition to a door of communication, there was a contrivance for the effectual protection of privacy, consistiing of a sheet of glass in a hinged frame let into the wall…By means of this honestly-avowed...

Bloggernacle

Bloggernacle  n.— «Unlike the more mainstream Mormon blogs—known collectively as the Bloggernacle—that by and large promote the faith, this online diary focuses on the universal challenges of mothering young children and on frustration...

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