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wall dog

wall dog  n.— «Before moving to New York two years ago, Mr. Lindahl worked as an itinerant sign painter in cities around the country, picking up trade secrets from “wall dogs”—old men who spent their lives suspended above the city...

trade for eights

trade for eights  v. phr.— «That was around the time the SEC brought charges against the brokers for the practice—called “trading for eights,” or flipping. But when the flipping case came to trial, the NYSE didn’t testify in...

bag-skate stick

bag-skate stick  n.— «He hauled out a “bag-skate” stick for the 54 minutes of torture. What’s a bag-skate stick? “When they’re going to work your bag off, you get a stick with no tape on it,” Buchberger said...

superblock

superblock  n.— «“Superblocks” is the term for developments (whether a housing project or the World Trade Center) where city streets are demapped so that the development stands as a world unto itself without reference to surrounding...

brain trade

brain trade  n.— «Scholars are now puzzled by the fact that many bright Africans are leaving their homelands to go and do menial jobs in the developed world. This is what is commonly referred to as Brain drain or Brain trade.» —“Are...

ghetto latte

ghetto latte  n.— «“So I just ask for the double over ice, then go to the condiments and pour in my “free” 1/2 cup of milk.”…“in the trade this is known as a “ghetto latte”, and i think you’ll find a...

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