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nodder

nodder  n.— «I thought it would be just the two of us and a hi-fi. But I ended up in a recording studio with about 20 nodders; a nodder is someone who gets paid to agree with the person paying him.» —“Cowell Regrets Not Being Honest...

Puertorro

Puertorro  n.— «“I don’t know if i am right,but you are asking for G-Force. Actually broadcasting in TV in Puerto Rico (sorry, it’s in Spanish).  I hope this could help.”…“Aha! Another ‘puertorro’ who’s into anime!!  And I...

bunhead

bunhead  n.— «On a higher level, the argument is between “ballet” and “modern” (I know a modern dancer who refers to ballet dancers as “bunheads”. I asked her how she thought ballet dancers referred to...

stack

stack  n.— «“With the new 60-plus, I thought maybe drugs wouldn’t be a big part, but it was worse than last year,” said Heffner, who was drug-tested Aug. 5 during the 2006 Canadian World Qualifier in Toronto. He said he had his eyes...

angeled egg

angeled egg  n.— «My niece, Sara, and I made deviled eggs quite a bit because she loved them. One time I mentioned that they were too delicious to be called “deviled.” I thought for a moment and then said, “Let’s call...

vomit draft

vomit draft  n.— «Later, reading her typed notes, I was embarrassed that I had subjected her to what I thought of as a “vomit draft,” from which I hoped to build a narrative one day.» —by Ved Mehta All For...

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