trinogomous adj.— «The film explores the relationship of Sam Cagnina, the oldest son of a Mafia hit man, with his life partner, Dr. Steven Margolin, a chiropractor, and their shared wife Samantha Singh, a struggling actress from Toronto...
beater n.— «“We really wanted to be in Clinton Hill,” said his wife, a writer, describing their house hunt. “Unfortunately, we were two years too late to really find a beater.”» —“Émigrés” by Kate Julian New...
jerker n.— «Lewis is one of several Cayman “jerkers”—as they’re called—other prominent ones being Tony Bodden, Seymour Silburn and Merilda Wright. Lewis though, doesn’t exactly do it all by himself. He is the deft barbecuing...
office wife n.— «The office wife sees a man—well—different from the way the home wife sees him.» —“Ruth’s Rebellion” by Achmed Abdullah Oakland Tribune (California) Sept. 5, 1926. (source: Double-Tongued...
office wife n. a female secretary or executive assistant; a female worker devoted to a powerful man to whom she is not married, especially a man in a hierarchically superior position; a female coworker who is a friend. Also office spouse, work wife...
office wife n.— «Harriet Miers can withdraw her name, take the hit, and let the president’s protectors throw him in the car. Her toughness and professionalism would appear wholly admirable. She’d not just survive; she’d flourish, going...