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EU 3 n. The critical question now is whether three EU nations—Britain, France and Germany, also known as the “EU 3”—are prepared to join the United States in stepping up pressure against the Iranian regime. (Jun. 11, 2004) [full citation…]

hazer n. Hazer: The cowboy riding on the opposite side of the steer to keep the animal from running away from the steer wrestler’s horse. (Jun. 11, 2004) [full citation…]

bull dogger n. Bull dogger: Steer wrestler. (Jun. 11, 2004) [full citation…]

train wreck n. This is the story of the people left behind on the platform when the last train late at night goes out of Grand Central Terminal…They are stranded, and before the self-pity can kick in, a no-nonsense amplified voice announces Grand Central’s closing. “The station will reopen at 5:30 a.m.“…The night clerk at the nearby Hyatt hotel calls them “train wrecks.“ The cabdrivers refer to them as “Cinderella fares.“ Out on 42nd Street, a mob of cabbies await the luckless souls. (Jun. 11, 2004) [full citation…]

Cinderella fare n. This is the story of the people left behind on the platform when the last train late at night goes out of Grand Central Terminal…They are stranded, and before the self-pity can kick in, a no-nonsense amplified voice announces Grand Central’s closing. “The station will reopen at 5:30 a.m.“…The night clerk at the nearby Hyatt hotel calls them “train wrecks.“ The cabdrivers refer to them as “Cinderella fares.“ Out on 42nd Street, a mob of cabbies await the luckless souls. (Jun. 11, 2004) [full citation…]

free-tirement n. “Rehirement” and “free-tirement” are two of manynew buzzwords coined to describe this third stage of life. (Jun. 9, 2004) [full citation…]

rehirement n. “Rehirement” and “free-tirement” are two of manynew buzzwords coined to describe this third stage of life. (Jun. 9, 2004) [full citation…]

brodie n. Spying a largish dirt lot off the road, B. turned into it and began whipping brodies in the lot. (For the uninitiated, this is making your car spin in circles fast.) This teenage tradition probably has a little to do with the fact that whipping brodies is, marginally, fun; and probably a lot to do with the fact that in a spinning car, many things fly around in the car and can fall all over you, things like high school girls. (Jun. 9, 2004) [full citation…]

MEST n. He appealed to fellow Scientologists for donated books and other items to help him set up a new Narconon office. In Scientology’s dialect, such physical items are known as MEST, which stands for “matter, energy, space, time.“ (Jun. 9, 2004) [full citation…]

Dover mission n. Serving at so many funerals, or on a “Dover mission,“ as he called it, “serves as a reality check.“ (Jun. 9, 2004) [full citation…]

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