gap out v.— «Look at Kwan last night. She is as wonderful an athlete as it gets, but she had a so-so (for her) performance, gapping out and falling down in the final 10 seconds.» —“Skate results show perfection needed to win at...
chipping n.— «He was called on constantly to help out overmatched right tackle Grant Williams on pass protection, and when he did, Jackson slammed his 6-foot-2, 231-pound body into 49er pass rushers like a bone-jarring battering ram. In...
item girl n. in Indian cinema, a woman who appears in an item song; (hence) a female actress, singer, or dancer, esp. one who is poised to become a star. Editorial Note: An item song or item number is a musical performance that has little do with...
MTA n.— «You’ve seen them in commercials, soap operas, even the movies. They’re MTA’s—models-turned-actresses.» —“Gwyneth Paltrow gives model performance, but that’s not good” by Bruce Westbrook Houston...
smitty n.— «Before there were turbo and turbo-style mufflers, performance mufflers were limited to two types: steel-packs (the famous Smitty’s) and glasspacks.» —“Re: What are Glasspacks” Usenet: rec.autos.makers.ford...
vineyard seating n. terraced rows of seats very close to a performance stage or platform. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)