urban 99 n.— «A 100,000-square-foot cap on the size of new stores in Tampa, Fla., led Wal-Mart to develop a store 1,000 square feet under the cap. It was successful and the retailer replicated the design in a number of other places around...
rural 49 n.— «Senate leaders and environmental advocates hope a new bill designed to limit the size of retail stores might lead Wal-Mart and other big retailers to develop a “rural 49″ kind of store scaled to Vermont’s compact...
pulling n.— «He mentioned a technique called “pulling,” which children are using to obtain alcohol. “Pulling is when kids will wait in front of a convenience store or some place that sells alcohol,” Melnick said...
papi store
n.— «I was throwin papi store down wit the tape duct gat.» —“Boot Camp MFC Eastern Conference” by Originoo Gun Clapaz M-Pire Shrikez Back Aug. 17, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
papi store n. in urban areas with a large Latino population, a small market or bodega, especially such a store where young men loiter. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the Spanish “mami y papi store” ‘mom and pop store,’ but note that...
welfare check n.— «Because of the woman’s apparent haste in entering the building, the officer reportedly turned around and drove back to the convenience store to make a “welfare check,” a police term for making sure there...