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jump bail

To default on one's bail

I thought for sure she would jump bail.

by The Return of LIght Joker December 20, 2010

2πŸ‘ 16πŸ‘Ž


face for radio

an ugly face (because a radio presenter is never seen by the audience)

The latest bus driver has a face for radio.

by The Return of LIght Joker October 10, 2011

30πŸ‘ 15πŸ‘Ž


sexcapade

1. a period of sexual indulgence

2. an incident of a sexual nature

Another celebrity sexcapade is causing a moral panic.

by The Return of LIght Joker April 26, 2009

66πŸ‘ 26πŸ‘Ž


widow-maker

something dangerous or lethal (such as a falling bough or dead tree)

That storm was widow-maker.

by The Return of LIght Joker June 24, 2009

7πŸ‘ 5πŸ‘Ž


6-pack

1. a pack of six cans or bottles of beer

2. a very muscular abdomen and chest

What happened to the 6-pack.

by The Return of LIght Joker November 1, 2007

56πŸ‘ 13πŸ‘Ž


hoosegow

a prison, a jail (from Juzgao, an early Mexican Spanish word for a tribunal court)

He almost went to the hoosegow when the police confused him with someone who was suspected of a crime.

by The Return of LIght Joker January 5, 2009

84πŸ‘ 24πŸ‘Ž


double-take

reacting belatedly when one finally realizes the significance of something

I initially didn't realize that she was talking about being a social worker but did a double-take when I grasped the statement.

by The Return of LIght Joker July 30, 2010

38πŸ‘ 17πŸ‘Ž