beer thirty n.— «On a recent Friday evening at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Kyle Field, 22, and his friends were watching television in an off-campus house when the clock struck 8:30. “Beer thirty!” someone yelled...
flippy cup n.— «Some games are based on luck and revolve around cards and dice.…Others, like flippy cup and beer pong, take a little skill.» —“As Young Adults Drink to Win, Marketers Join In” by Jeffrey...
Negadelphia n.— «It’s a well-earned hangover and, in a city so often referred to as Negadelphia, a welcome glass half-full approach.» —“Reid thinks Birds can learn from first-half mistakes” by Dana Pennett...
thin beard n.— «In boxing parlance, having a “thin beard” means a fighter is not able to shake off a hard shot to the jaw. It means he’s more than a little susceptible to being knocked out.» —“Jones wants revenge vs...
slack-jaw n.— «That little prelude of pidgin Shakespeare has surely shooed the slack-jaws to the comics pages, so now let’s howl with indignation, you and me, at the horror of summer reality TV.» —“Real losers!” by...
bed head n.— «Ms. Neighbor and Mr. Matz discovered Fishtown, a gentrifying blue-collar neighborhood adjacent to Northern Liberties, where, in the last five years, youthful faces with bed head have made their way among the traditionally...