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cowboy coffee

cowboy coffee  n.— «There we made coffee on a gas stove by boiling water and pouring the grounds into the pot. Some referred to it as cowboy coffee, but I thought it was the best cup I’d ever had.» —“Peaceful day amid...

tiger stripe

tiger stripe  n.— «August I started a new urban legend at Gencon, amazing even myself at my physical relilience in the third trimester. I started to carry heavy and knew I waddled if I walked when tired. Tiger stripes of stretch marks...

vita-rexic

vita-rexic  adj.— «Millions of young people are thought to be “vita-rexic”—a term coined to refer to vitamin deficiency.» —“Young people risking health problems due to vitamin defiency” Daily Mail (London...

mangs

mangs  n.pl.— «Haden was a little less recognizable because he was not in the mangs, or as he calls them “man bangs,” he has worn in recent episodes. While he said the haircut he got in a downtown Minneapolis salon was...

Big Mother

Big Mother  n.— «When a pupil doesn’t show up for school without advance notice from the parents, the school contacts the parents immediately. None of this is thought of as being the least bit unusual. This is childhood in the ’90s...

needle

needle  n.— «There was, to use the sporting pros’ shorthand, needle—and plenty of it. The most famous incident came when Kosmina and then-Sydney coach Pierre Littbarski each let the other know exactly what they thought of them in the...

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