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200-mile-an-hour tape

200-mile-an-hour tape  n.— «However, there’s even a better than best (though some might protest that characterization) known as the “nuclear grade,” which is used at reactors and a “200 mile an hour” tape made by...

sky buster

sky buster
 n.— «Servatious poked out the sky buster and when it came down Servy was on second.» —“Champs Shove Us Down The Ladder” Newark Daily Advocate (Ohio) Sept. 7, 1907. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

strap

strap  v.— «“Newark is rough, man,” he said. “These kids have some of the best weaponry, and they’re quick to kill. You get into an argument with a 14-year-old, and they’re strapping,” he said, using a street term for...

Florida T

Florida T  n.— «The second alternative is a configuration known as a “Florida T.” A “Florida T” would channel traffic so that northbound through traffic on Capitol Trail would move continuously and would not be controlled by a traffic...

C.U.‘d

C.U.‘d  adj.— «In reality, Flagg and Pierson had not been married but rather “joined in civil union”—”C.U.’d,” as it is sometimes called—in a legally binding rite the Vermont Legislature established in 2000...

sugar huddle

sugar huddle  n.— «Keeler said the Hens may employ something called a “sugar huddle,” in which offensive linemen gather together and are given their play assignments quietly rather than having them yelled out.» —“Kevin...

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