cheese cutter
n.— «This type of barrier is known as a human scale “cheese cutter” and has been identified by the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) as the worst possible choice from a motorcyclist’s perspective.» —“By-Pass Risk To Bikers” Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) Dec. 17, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
Rowan in Ottawa, Ontario, says her Irish mom used a puzzling word to indicate a sort of restless discontent not caused by anything in particular. It may be neamhchinnte, which means “uncertain” or “indecisive.” This is part...