shoot a fair one v. phr.— «In the ninth grade, when those three bitches from Red Hook jumped Portia over Wayne-o, Simone stole her mother’s boyfriend’s gun, and their crew went up in Gowanus Projects to retaliate. Portia set it off on...
open up daylight v. phr.— «With Boston opening up daylight in the American League East, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner now says trading Don Baylor to the Red Sox might have been a mistake.» —“Spence: USFL Rejected...
contrivoversy n.— «Spring rumor had it that the Red Sox might not hand out the championship rings at the opener, because they didn’t want to offend the Yankees. Red Sox Nation responded. The Yankees would hand out the rings! They wouldn’t...
vinyl village n.— «It doesn’t take a sharp eye to also see great blue heron, Canada geese, mallards and barred owls. Red fox are also not uncommon. These creatures inhabit the heart of our vinyl village and appear to be doing quite well...
thunder run n.— «They were called Thunder Runs, high-speed gauntlet races by the mechanized infantry units of the army’s 1st Infantry Division along Highway 13, northwest of Saigon. The tactic was used to throw off the Viet Cong and North...
grill n.— «What would be “Hello, my name’s Billy. What’s yours, my new friend?” becomes “Sup,” followed by a long, hard stare (a grill).… Even though most of us have never been in a real fight, the ice grill...