A Stop Stick; i.e. a device consisting of a series of diagonally-spaced hollow spikes, placed face up on the surface of a road; used by law-enforcement agencies at roadblocks etc. to puncture the tires of a fugitive vehicle so as to bring it to a safe and gradual halt.
Setting up a roadblock just past the interchange, police used "sticky-stickies" to blow out the suspect's tires, and he was apprehended without incident about half a mile away.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
Felony prostitution; the crime of prostitution treated legally as a felony rather than a misdemeanor because the person accused thereof is HIV-positive.
Gay rights groups object to the "felprost" laws on the books in many states because they believe such laws inordinately target male "hustlers" as opposed to female, heterosexual prostitutes.
by Anthony Brancato March 20, 2005
to be unsuccessful, usually in a competitive endeavor; to lose, often under unfortunate or exasperating circumstances.
Al Gore got half a million more popular votes than George W. Bush in the 2000 election, but since Bush won more electoral votes that sent Bush to the White House and left Gore to sniff a bicycle seat.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
It was during the peak popularity of Fargo-born singer Bobby Vee that a local disc jockey came up with the nickname "The Big Stagecoach."
by Anthony Brancato August 31, 2003
After finding a gun on the seat of the car in plain sight, the officer slapped handcuffs on the suspect while telling him, "You're under arrest for felony PDW."
by Anthony Brancato April 20, 2003
1. (noun) A member of an Amish community, or one who practices their religion - usually considered offensive.
2. (verb) To commit an act of violence or vandalism against the Amish, esp. by throwing stones or similar objects at an Amish-operated horse-drawn vehicle as it passes along a road (most commonly used intransitively and in the present participle)
2. (verb) To commit an act of violence or vandalism against the Amish, esp. by throwing stones or similar objects at an Amish-operated horse-drawn vehicle as it passes along a road (most commonly used intransitively and in the present participle)
"Any boy or young man in this town who says he's never been out claipping is a liar" - from the TV movie "A Stoning In Fulham County"
by Anthony Brancato July 31, 2003
Recently some members of the now-defunct heavy metal band Tragic Johnson have formed a new band named Halal. Why Halal? Because Halal means "death" in Hungarian.
by Anthony Brancato February 19, 2004