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encajuelados n. Cadavers found wrapped in blankets are “encobijados,” the stuffed-into-blanket ones; “enteipados” are the taped-up ones; those stuffed into trunks are “encajuelados”; or if no prints can be tolerated, the victim is “incinerado” in the interior of a car. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

enteipados n. Cadavers found wrapped in blankets are “encobijados,” the stuffed-into-blanket ones; “enteipados” are the taped-up ones; those stuffed into trunks are “encajuelados”; or if no prints can be tolerated, the victim is “incinerado” in the interior of a car. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

water boarding n. There’s what I call the WaterHood, also known as “water boarding’ or the “watercure,” where interrogators shove a prisoner’s head in abarrel of water and make him think he’s drowning. Actually, heis drowning; they just save him from death at the lastsecond (if all goes well). (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

A-story n. The A-story, as they call it in the TV biz, concerns Tom’s efforts to interview and then assist Crazy Benny, the tire guy, who insanely slashes prices to the bone. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

cope up v. So the desiway of saying “cope with’ is “cope up with,” something that phorenstudents now take as a given. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

FONSI n. ITD hopes to obtain a Finding of No Significant Impact, or FONSI in regulatory parlance, from the Federal Highway Administration. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

Lexus lane n. Grabauskas said he was studying high-occupancy toll lanes, also known as “HOT” lanes or “Lexus lanes,” where drivers pay for the privilege of using a dedicated lane at rush hour. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

iso n. Long throws are the ticket downwind, while short throws are dictated upwind. Isolation plays, or “iso’s” in the football and Ultimate parlance, often produce scores. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

sallet n. Poke sallet is rarely sold in groceries, partly because it’s difficult to grow commercially. (Jun. 3, 2004) [full citation…]

dome n. Skeet is when you bust a nut. If yall didn’t know that your a dumb ass. The whole song is about gettin some dome. (Jun. 1, 2004) [full citation…]

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