glass chalk n.— «Though several brands, colors and sizes currently are available, what is called “glass chalk,” “car chalk” or “car graffiti” began as liquid shoe polish. The process of scraping the shoe polish off car windows with razor...
cut up jackpots v. phr.— «Over the holiday weekend, these carnies will swap lies (or “cut up jackpots,” as they say), perform outrageous feats of physical daring—swallowing swords, eating razor blades, walking on broken glass—and allow...
pixie v.— «The security started putting up fences between the camps with razor wire. You could lose your finger on it. We started resisting, they started arresting us. Soon the security started conniving with the police to help beat us so...
juicing n.— «The wrestlers keep razor blades in their wrist bands and slice their foreheads at the appropriate time. This is called juicing or blading.» —“Cult songs, wrestling and deer, oh my” by John Kelso Austin...
dump truck n.— «“One of the cruel ironies is that on the tier in any prison, the person most inmates name as responsible for them being there is ‘the dump truck P.D.,’” said David Coleman, the public defender in Contra Costa County...
Constantine wire n.— «The stations once had a single wall of Constantine wire—also known as razor wire.» —“127th MP Company sees stable Iraq police force as ‘ticket out’” by Vince Little Stars and Stripes Mar...