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shooting star n. A shooting star is formed when a stock gaps higher in the morning, continues to rise after the open, but pulls back later in the day and closes near the opening price. One other stipulation, this formation must come on the heels of a significant rally in the stock. (Dec. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

candlestick n. In the candlestick methodology of viewing stock charts, a shooting star is not necessarily a good thing. (Dec. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

zog n. One day before the attack, Brunerie had posted a message on a British neo-Nazi Web site, reading: “Watch the TV this Sunday, I will be the star…Death to zog, 88!“ The motto “death to zog, 88!“ is a classic neo-Nazi code. The acronym “zog” stands for Zionist occupied government, reflecting their view that Jews control “most of the White nations on this planet,“ as the Combat 18 Web site explains. The number 88 refers to “HH” or “Heil Hitler.“ (Dec. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

red seat n. Charlie Melancon’s victory in the bayou region of Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District proved that Democrats could win seats held by Republicans, or as he called them, “red seats.“ (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

rein-cow n. In the Dairy Farmers of Canada ad, Santa heads out on Christmas Eve, his sleigh pulled by the antlered milkers. They’re led by the red-nosed “rein-cow,“ also known as Melissa, a nine-year-old Holstein. (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

chipping n. He was called on constantly to help out overmatched right tackle Grant Williams on pass protection, and when he did, Jackson slammed his 6-foot-2, 231-pound body into 49er pass rushers like a bone-jarring battering ram. In NFL parlance, they call that “chipping.“ But to see Jackson do it with such a thunderous zeal, the term “chipping” is insufficient. “Sledgehammer” seems to create a much better mental picture. (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

guitar n. The police found that an AK-47, which was earlier referred to as “jhadoo” (broom), had been renamed “guitar.“ (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

zula n. The Jewish soldier has had to invent a colorful language to express such extreme emotional states as shvizut (state of being depressed, dispirited, and fed up with everything; literally: “broken penis”) and zula (an ultimate state of being relaxed and laid back). (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

after n. As the soldier advances in pazam (acronym for perek zman, or “amount of time served”), he will without a doubt experience more and more chuparim, or “goodies.“ These can take the form of an after (from the English, meaning a few hours’ leave from the base to roam around town and catch a movie) (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

shvizut n. The Jewish soldier has had to invent a colorful language to express such extreme emotional states as shvizut (state of being depressed, dispirited, and fed up with everything; literally: “broken penis”) and zula (an ultimate state of being relaxed and laid back). (Dec. 6, 2004) [full citation…]

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