doughnuting

doughnuting
 n.— «It accuses local authorities of defacing once beautiful towns with swathes of characterless new homes and retail parks, with no pubs, shops or sense of community. The process is known as “doughnuting”—named after the ring the developments form, leaving a hollowed-out town centre.» —“Cheaper homes for prettiest villages” by Isabel Oakeshott Times (London, United Kingdom) July 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Leave a comment

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

2 comments
  • In the US, doughnuting is to take one’s pickup truck and drive a very fast circle on the courthouse or city hall lawn, leaving behind a huge brown circle. Of course, one has to be teenage to get the maximum fun from the experience best performed at midnight. Yee-ha!

Further reading

Real Corker (episode #1655)

Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital is a sensuous, exhilarating meditation about the strangeness of life on a space station, with its mix of tedious tasks and jaw-dropping views. And: a musician who rode the rails in his youth shares the slang he...

Love Bites (episode #1569)

The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation. Plus, the language of yoga teachers: When doing a guided meditation, you may hear...