high-low adj.— «What strikes you first are the musicians—most are African American, and on this night, they are decked out in, to use street parlance, “high-low”—blazers over T-shirts and jeans instead of penguin suits and...
heart-attack team attrib.— «Louisville continues as this year’s heart-attack team. The Cardinals nosed out Drake, 55-53, in overtime Saturday on two free throws by Wesley Cox. It was the undefeated Cardinals’ second overtime, and third...
Costanza wallet n.— «Talk to a sitcom fan about wallets bursting and most give the same reflexive response—”Costanza wallet,” coined for the “Seinfeld” television character George Costanza and his ridiculously jam...
meat diaper n.— «OH I forgot!! MEAT DIAPERS!!!! she LOVES to dig in the kitchen trash for those!! They also are in the middle of the office floor.» —“Chitters” by Mary Lou Life After NEXCOM (Whidbey Island...
husband pillow n.— «Kristin implored me to take more Advil and to try using the “husband pillow.” Ahh, yes, the large firm upright pillow with the little wings that you lean backwards into. It supports your back and kind of...
hair on it v. phr.— «Others were critical of the offer, however, saying it wasn’t solid. “That $37 million had a lot of hair on it, a lot of paper involved,” another bidder said of it.» —“The Sale That Never Happened—In...