snip
n.— «The gene variants are called “snips,” shorthand for single-nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs.» —“New Genetic Tools May Reveal Roots Of Everyday Ills” by Antonio Regalado Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Gene calls from the Badlands of South Dakota to ask about ordering a glass of water at a restaurant by asking for a blue dolphin neat. Is that widely used? There are many slang terms used when ordering water, such as windmill cocktail, city coke...
TTWWADI, (pronounced “tee-tee-waddy”) serves as a useful bit of shorthand for That’s The Way We’ve Always Done It. This is part of a complete episode.
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