205 definitions by Octopod
| 36. | two bits | ||
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A US 25-cent coin, after the old Spanish coins that could be cut into eighths. "Shave and a haircut, two bits."
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Nov 23, 2003
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| 37. | perp walk | ||
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Practice of displaying an arrested person to the press and public while delivering the person to the courtroom, etc. Giuliani arrested stockbrokers and took them on a "perp walk" when he could have arrange for them to surrender quietly.
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Nov 19, 2003
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| 38. | Poon Tang | ||
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Honey Babe, I need summa that ole poon tang.
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octopod
Nov 27, 2003
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| 39. | undocumented worker | ||
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Undocumented workers are the backbone of the garment industry.
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Nov 5, 2003
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| 40. | on the QT | ||
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Secretly; covertly. He was running a numbers bank on the QT while he led the campaign against casino gambling.
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Nov 23, 2003
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| 41. | marriage of convenience | ||
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A marriage entered into for show, for money, for prestige, but definitely not our of romantic love. Diana didn't realize that for Charles, it was a marriage of convenience.
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Nov 8, 2003
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| 42. | lowbrow | ||
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Plebian, aficionado of mass culture, vulgar. She was such a lowbrow she thought the Weekly World News was a journal of opinion.
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Octopod
Nov 4, 2003
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