red under the bed

an insidious communist presence that has infiltrated a capitalist society (the under the bed part refers to the stereotypical child's fear of monsters under the bed, often used ironically to describe the mentality of people who are paranoid about communists)

Back then the red under the bed was viewed as the driving force behind our defense budget.

by The Return of Light Joker January 10, 2012

Ameche

a telephone (dated, from actor Don Ameche, who starred in an early film about Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telphone)

The Ameche rang off the hook.

by The Return of Light Joker May 24, 2011

water buffalo

1. a water storage tank

2. to vomit (worse than to yak)

The water buffalo had to be heated manually to get the water to flow.

by The Return of Light Joker December 10, 2010

odd couple

an extremely mismatched pair of people, an extremely unlikely team or pair of people (from the name of play popularized by movie)

Ellen and Adam are quite the odd couple.

by The Return of Light Joker April 11, 2008

notch

1. to score a point

2. to copulate

He a was about to notch, which would win the game, but he slipped at the last minute.

by The Return of Light Joker October 12, 2011

jump bail

To default on one's bail

I thought for sure she would jump bail.

by The Return of Light Joker December 21, 2010

last-ditch

final and most heroic, desperate, last resort

In a last-ditch effort to end Holder's long-winded rant, I let loose a huge belch.

by The Return of Light Joker March 24, 2011