vigorish

1. a charge made on bets by a casino or similar

establishment

2. interest on a loan, especially applied to loans made by

usurers or loan sharks

(from Yiddish, from Russian, Vyigrish "profits")

They nickle and dimed him to death with vigorish.

by The Return of Light Joker April 13, 2011

in a fog

in a state of mental confusion

Your son was in a fog because he was drunk last night.

by The Return of Light Joker November 08, 2009

headless chicken

a panic stricken and/or illogical person

The once heroic veteran turned into a regular headless chicken overnight.

by The Return of Light Joker May 12, 2010

work out

1. to exercise, especially in a strenuous way

2. a session of exercise

3. for something to end in success

I need to work out today.

by The return of light Joker November 04, 2007

chew light bulbs

to do something very painful

I would rather chew light bulbs than go to that country.

by The Return of Light Joker November 11, 2009

dry spell

a period of abstinence from something

After a dry spell due to her condition mom was glad to be able to drive again.

by The Return of Light Joker October 17, 2011

trickledown

an attempt to stimulate a whole economy by enriching and encouraging the upper class, largely unsuccessful since the late 1920s and still unsuccessful as of today.

Trickledown strategies are useless when it comes to the U.S. economy.

by The Return of Light Joker February 05, 2008