cage n.— «“Seeing things from a bike is so different than from a cage,” he said, using the bikers’ euphemism for “car.”» —“An American tradition on Italy’s roads” by Sandra Jontz in Ciorlano...
quinceanera n.— «Well-off Mexican-Americans have adopted the Mexican custom, following a tradition of 16th-century Spain, of presenting their 15-year-old daughters to society at events known as Quinceanera balls.» —“Latin Influence...
goat grab n.— «A goat grab is basically a local tradition of having a big long table where they put out platters of rice, vegetables, and literally hunks of sheep that have been on a spit, roasting and so forth. You just dig in, you grab...
catching a tremp v. phr.— «The practice of catching a tremp to and from one’s base is a tradition among troops whose units, even if deep in Lebanon, are usually no more than a few hours’ drive from home.» —“Military policemen kidnap...
net-cee n.— «It was the latest salvo in a classic MC battle, the kind that has long been a staple in the dog-eat-dog world of hip-hop. To a generation raised on computers, it seems only natural that the tradition has migrated from street...
blessingway n.— «This afternoon, my sister-in-law, who will be acting as my doula during Truman’s birth, threw me a blessingway. The blessingway (or mother blessing, as it is sometimes known) is a Navajo tradition that has been adapted in...