rubber arm n.— «Angels pitcher Scot Shields has what’s known in the business as a “rubber arm.’’ For a middle reliever that’s a euphemism for, “Thanks for all your hard work and effort, kid. Here’s $925,000. Have fun setting...
Floodweiser n.— «Baker was then presented a large shadow box crafted from wood from a sandbag pallet. The box contains a plaque and mementos of the flood, including a miniature sandbag and rubber boot, a cell phone, a...
chicken-in-a-basket n. in attributive uses, connoting unsophisticated, unfashionable, or unoriginal entertainment, especially in a remote or rustic environment; in the form chicken-in-a-basket circuit, a series of performances by an unpopular or...
fling n.— «He studied the deep-earth sources of earthquakes and coined the more graphic term “fling” for a phenomenon scientists call elastic rebound, which occurs along a fault line in an earthquake’s initial stages. It is...
body rolling n.— «Yamuna is a self-confessed “yogi,” with waist-length silver hair and muscular arms. She has pioneered a fitness method called Body Rolling—which uses rubber balls to target specific muscle groups.» —“How...
fifi n.— «Scott even asked people who listened to Howard’s show if they tried his Fifi (sock, rubber glove, vasoline) contraption. Someone also told me that KROCK aired parts of the concert on the radio.» —“Re: irving...