Boo Radley
Boo Radley is a fictional character from Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a mysterious, reclusive man and, as such, the frequent subject of children’s ghastly legends.
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Medical Terms You Didn’t Know Existed
If you fancy yourself a modern-day Florence Nightingale, or if you just really like to look up your symptoms late at night online, these 10 weird medical terms need to be added to your vernacular faster than you can say "diagnosis."
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wheels up
Wheels up is a colloquial term for the takeoff of an aircraft, occasionally applied to other vehicles. -
daddy issues
Daddy issues is an informal phrase for the psychological challenges resulting from an absent or abnormal relationship with one's father, often manifesting in a distrust of, or sexual desire for, men who act as father… -
chemical castration
Chemical castration is the practice of suppressing sexual desire, usually in men who are convicted sex offenders, by means of an injection. -
divine intervention
Divine intervention is the interference of a deity in human life, popularly extended to any miraculous-seeming turn of events. -
basketball head
A basketball head is an avid fan or hobbyist player of the sport of basketball. The term can also be used as an insult for someone perceived to have a large head. -
zill
Zill can variously refer to a type of finger-cymbal used in belly dancing, different fictional characters in popular culture, or the indefinitely large number, zillion. -
Clayton Bigsby
A fictional character created and portrayed by comedian Dave Chappelle, Clayton Bigsby is a blind black man who mistakenly believes that he's white and holds bigoted attitudes toward his own race. -
Roger that
Roger that is a phrase used to affirm or acknowledge a statement or question. -
brick wall
A brick wall is variously used as a metaphor for a challenging obstacle or obstruction. -
Peyton
Peyton is a unisex given name and surname of Anglo-Irish descent.