ho-wop n.— «On “My Baby’s Lost,” [Eamon] even sounds like a potty-mouthed Frankie Vali. The New York crooner claims to have masterminded a new genre he calls “ho-wop”: “raw hip- hop and smooth doo-wop...
brand promise n.— «Alexander notes the “corporate-ese” creeping into the campus lexicon, phrases such as change agent, mission driven and a new one he heard only last week: a school’s “brand promise.”» —“Catch...
yips n.— «After winning his first game against the Mariners on June 23, pitching six encouraging innings, Bierbrodt’s control looked lost again. In 1 2/3 innings Monday, he walked five batters. Once more, some misses could be measured in...
postage n.— «Deloe said she heard a voice she believed was that of Benintend, known to her as “White Mike,” talking on the phone, demanding “postage”a street term for drugs or money.» —“Witness details...
dub-dub n.— «After the classroom training, you followed a “top ten” waiter/waitress (w/w—pronounced dub-dub) around for a week before you could even wait a table yourself.» —“Re: Monterey Bay, general ranting...
wickerbill n.— «Wickerbill—Also called a “Gurney flap or Gurney lip,” this piece of equipment is used to create down force on a Sprint car wing.» —“Learning the Lernerville lingo” by Paul Kogut Valley News...