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libtard n. Megrahi is the only person convicted of the 1988 airliner bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. In the above photo, we see him preparing a suicide bombing mission while having a good laugh after fooling a flatfooted administration and the lying libtards who let him go. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

deather n. After Sarah Palin’s comments about a “death panel,” the left coined a new phrase: “deathers.” They are trying to make “deathers” sound like crazy conspiracy nuts who say that the government is going to come to your house and kill you. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

share-house n. Many weekenders stay in what is known as a “share-house”, sprawling mansions shared by as many as 30 twenty-to-thirty-somethings, who often sleep six to a room in a scenario that calls to mind the TV shows Big Brother and MTV’s The Real World. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

straight lining n. Although the city sometimes pulls meters to thwart the most egregious offenders, these water thieves use a method called straight lining to keep the water running. They insert a pipe that taps into the supply line, and the water flows again, leaving the city no way to record gallons used. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

headcrack n. He says the game pads his income substantially—he said he won $1,000 playing cee-lo in July alone. [...] The best rolls are called “headcracks,” the highest of which is a “cee-lo”: a roll of a four, a five and a six. Other good rolls are three of a kind, known as triples or “trips,” or a pair of any number plus a six. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

cee-lo n. He says the game pads his income substantially—he said he won $1,000 playing cee-lo in July alone. The game, played with a trio of dice for stakes that can range from a few dollars to a few thousand, steps out of living rooms and illegal gambling dens when the warm weather arrives. Outside, uneven sidewalks make the dice bounce in unpredictable ways, and passers-by add their skills—and cash—to impromptu games. Someone usually serves as a lookout for patrolling police officers. The rules tend to be somewhat fluid, varying from corner to corner, but in one popular version players bet against one or a pair of players who hold the money. The best rolls are called “headcracks,” the highest of which is a “cee-lo”: a roll of a four, a five and a six. Other good rolls are three of a kind, known as triples or “trips,” or a pair of any number plus a six. If one die ends up at the number one, that player “craps out”—an automatic loss. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

cuffing n. Cheaters can be a problem, Mr. Crum said. Some cheats prefer a method called “cuffing,” in which “loaded” dice, weighted to land on a certain number, are slipped into a pant leg and stealthily pulled out during a game. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

powner n. On the canine crowded street of the East Village, my wife and I play a little game we like to call “powner”–our semantical mash up of the words “pet and owner” Who ever sights a human walking their canine doppleganger gets to loudly proclaim, “powner!” The powner qualification then has to then be mutually confirmed. And as far as we’ve observed, the dynamic of “pownerism” only seems to exist between dogs and humans, though I’m sure we’ll see somebody walking their nutria some day, and get to call out “powner.” No scores are kept nor does either of us get to extract some reward from the other. Like all good games, the playing of it is its own reward, and oh yes, getting to muse on the baffling phenomenon of “pownerism” itself. So if you are ever walking your dog in the East Village, and you hear the word “powner” being called out, consider yourself “pownered.” (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

coolio n. What the trucker cap and wallet chain were to hipsters of a moment ago, the Kramden is to what my colleague Mike Albo refers to as the “coolios” of now. Leading with a belly is a male privilege of long standing, of course, a symbol of prosperity in most cultures and of freedom from anxieties about body image that have plagued women since Eve. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

Ralph Kramden n. In truth this get-up was pretty much the unvarying male uniform last summer also, but this year an unexpected element has been added to the look, and that is a burgeoning potbelly one might term the Ralph Kramden. (Sep. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

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