Since the company he worked for went out of business and he did not quit or get fired, he was eligible to go on the dole.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
La Cosa Nostra; the Mafia (originally coined by federal law enforcement officials after U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell directed them to stop using the word "Mafia" in official correspondences, in 1970)
He was photographed coming out of a bar in Queens known to be frequented by LCN members and associates.
by Anthony Brancato June 05, 2004
Life In Prison, NO Parole; a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, as for murder.
There is a growing movement in many states to replace the death penalty with LIPNOP, which stands for "life in prison, no parole."
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
The predominant style of architecture, interior design etc. in North America and most of Europe during the 1930s.
by Anthony Brancato April 19, 2003
A gold or silver charm in the shape of a small horn, worn on a chain, popular among young-adult males, especially those of Italian ethnicity.
There is no doubt that few if any of the young men who wear the ubiquitous "snaggle tooth" pendant are aware of the charm's true origins: In medieval Italy, it was a sign of shame worn by a man whose wife had left him for another - a cuckold.
by Anthony Brancato August 23, 2003
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
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