quality point average noun
definition of quality point average
: the average obtained by dividing the
total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits attempted
stella’s nonna-with-a-moustache would lick a handkerchief and wipe my face
hard before walking us to school. nuns dragged us through city streets as if we
were on fire. a boy, sitting nervously beside me, chomped down on crayons as if
they were sticks of salami, his face
full with tears. I was forced to have fun-with-phonics, while unbalanced by a mistura of language.
phreak
noun
\ ˈfrēk\
definition of phreak
: one who gains illegal access to the
telephone system
rotary dial rumble slowed down the
dramatic television moments. with the push-button phone, an array of choices to
match your drapes, your cabinets, your shoes, your tie. the popularity of party
lines and conference calls, a phone in every room. on sit-coms, picking up the
phone slowly, covering the mouthpiece, always got them caught in the end.
lowrider noun
low·rid·er | \ ˈlō-ˌrī-dər\
definition of lowrider
: a customized car with a chassis that
has been lowered so that it narrowly clears the ground
my uncle had the coolest car, jacked up
high in the back with super-wide tires. tiny custom steering wheel seemed to
float in front of the dashboard. deep chest rumble of the engine hung in the
air as he disappeared in the distance. older boys in the neighbourhood never
left anything untouched. bicycle handlebars replaced with a steering wheel, or
flipped upside-down just for kicks. up the street, kids popping wheelies like
acrobats. every so often, a long car riding so low, light barely passing under
it.
