StarryGordon's definitions

handle

'The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments' (Wiktionary), or, more generally, the gross amount of transactions in a given instance of business.

"The yearly handle of the American medical industry is said to be more than 17% of the gross domestic product."
"The military-industrial-academic complex is not going to blow off a handle of several hundred billion just because some mopes don't like war this week."

by StarryGordon January 16, 2022

shoe

(adj.) Cool in an extremely laid-back way; so laid-back that it may be taken for squareness, straightness, or unconsciousness. The word is derived from the lingo of prestigious East-Coast universities where some people wear extremely expensive shoes that fit perfectly, yet never say 'Woah! Yow! Look at my shoes, man,' the way proles do.

He is so shoe he takes his girlfriend to church -- but it's ironic -- maybe

by StarryGordon May 7, 2021

presente

Spanish for "present"; when the name of a fallen or deceased hero of the Revolución or other sacred cause is mentioned, one is supposed to shout "¡Presente!" to indicate that she or he is still present in spirit.

"Dolores Ibárruri -- ¡Presente! (Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez (Spanish: isiˈðoɾa ðoˈloɾes iˈβaruɾi ˈɣomeθ; 9 December 1895 – 12 November 1989), also known as la Pasionaria (English: "the Passionflower"), was a Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939.

by StarryGordon March 3, 2023