extra

1. a special edition of a news paper distributed upon the report of something unusual enough to merit it

2. someoene who is in a film as part of a large group/crowd or in the background

My mom once had a chance to be in a film as an extra.

by The Return of Light Joker June 14, 2008

green-light

1. to approve something

2. permission to do something
(from the green traffic light indicating that vehicles may proceed)

Give him the green-light to post the video.

by The Return of Light Joker December 25, 2007

rob someone blind

1. to steal, especially stealing all or most of what someone has

2. to overcharge someone

He almost robbed them blind. (example of rob someone blind)

by The Return of Light Joker November 18, 2010

foam

beer, (from the foam that appears on the top of a freshly poured beer)

Foam is good for relaxing.

by The Return of Light Joker October 13, 2010

bronco

a horse that is not trained to allow riding and and responds to riding in a dangerous and unpredictable manner (borrowed by cowboys from a Spanish word meaning rough or coarse)

The bronco threw the would be cowboy to the ground.

by The Return of Light Joker March 16, 2009

lock

a certainty, such as of an outcome

That round of poker was a lock.

by The Return of Light Joker May 22, 2008

jiggered

alcohol intoxicated, drunk (perhaps from jigger, shot glass)

He got jiggered after work.

by The Return of Light Joker January 21, 2009