Home » Dictionary » d-rail

d-rail

d-rail
 v.— «Generation Y’s version of drunk dialing is d-railing, a term meaning e-mailing while drunk.…He threw back a few beverages that had been on sale at the grocery store—from Pabst Blue Ribbon to Boone’s—before bidding on a Suzuki motorcycle on eBay. After winning the auction, he instant-messaged and d-railed his buddies to let them know they would be heading to Las Vegas the next day to pick up the $800 bike.» —“TiPsY TyPiNG” by Heather Maddan San Francisco Chronicle (California) Dec. 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Further reading

Canyondechelly - Singing Sand (episode #1546)

Singing Sand (episode #1546)

Cat hair may be something you brush off, but cat hair is also a slang term that means “money.” In the same way, cat beer isn’t alcoholic — some people use cat beer as a joking term for “milk.” And imagine walking on a...

Sun trees - Baby's Breath (episode #1545)

Baby’s Breath (episode #1545)

Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There’s a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the language of hobbyists and enthusiasts: If you’re a beekeeper, perhaps you call yourself a...

Recent posts