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tank n. The caddies work six days a week, assigned at “the bench” above Sankaty’s parking lot. Carrying one bag—a tank in camp parlance—nets $70, in addition to a tip that averages about $20. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

joint rag n. Magazines produced by prisoners are called “joint rags.” (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

pay-for n. One issue was how to pay for reform—the “pay-fors” as they are called. “There are problems with the pay-fors,” Chambliss said, adding that the President had specifically asked him if he could support the surtaxes on the wealthy in the House bill unveiled by Democrats on Tuesday. “I’m not for raising taxes, period,” was the message from Chambliss. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

grassoline n. The liquid—known as green gasoline—is the chemical equivalent of traditional gasoline, but cleaner and less expensive. According to its inventor, that means the green gas, also referred to as grassoline, has the potential to transform the economy. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

kodakan v. The word Kodak itself is synonymous with photography. In the Philippines, the street lingo “kodakan” is often used as a generic term: to take a picture—though now, more often used as a whimsical statement. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

colorism n. Before-and-after photos of Jackson tell a deeper story about color discrimination, also known as colorism—an intra-racial discrimination among African Americans. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

ghost n. The two are known as “ghosts,” in police parlance, or undercover officers whose job is to keep an eye on and provide back-up to a third undercover officer who is doing the buy-and-bust work. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

jumps n.pl. You look down again and the water’s boiling all around you. And you begin to see the culprits: white bass. They’re murdering a school of baitfish, and those baitfish are going airborne in a frantic attempt to escape. The scene, occurring at a lake near you and often called the “jumps” in Kentucky, is the perfect opportunity to do some marauding of your own. [...] Casting topwater lures into “jumps” (fish feeding on bait fish near the surface) is the most exciting fishing. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

Treg n. In the past few years, researchers have discovered that certain B cells appear to share with regulatory T cells—fondly known as Tregs—the responsibility for keeping the immune system under control. Like Tregs, these B cells, which some experts have named regulatory B cells, or Bregs, release anti-inflammatory molecules and can forestall autoimmunity when infused into mice. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

single shot n. Other things which play havoc with aldermen candidates is many voters do not vote for five aldermen. The under votes in the aldermen election are substantial. So it is important for the candidate to be the first, second or third choice of the voter. Another little known and rarely used tactic by some candidates is to quietly urge their supporters to just vote for them and no other alderman candidate. This ensures no other candidate is receiving votes from their supporters and as long as they are the second or third choice of the other voters, their odds of winning are increased significantly. This tactic, also known as “single shot” is rarely used for if it became public knowledge, it would backfire against the candidate. (Aug. 9, 2009) [full citation…]

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