traffic calming n.— «The idea behind traffic calming, a buzzword in traffic engineering, is to design a road to alter a driver’s behavior, lower driving speeds and make the road safer for bikers and less intimidating to walkers...
revocromico n.— «A new word has been coined to describe the roof system—Revocromico. Well, we can follow the “revo,” but the “cromico” refers to the fact that the glass element is a rather fancy material created by...
L’s n.— «He woke up from a drug induced coma cuffed to a hospital bed with a leo standing over him…gets more time than the driver,who was driving on a suspended L’s for dui.» —“Have cops ever helped?” Cannabis...
L’s n. In the United States, a driver’s license. Editorial Note: In Australia, L’s is widespread and refers to the learner’s “L-plates” and learner’s driving license, precursors to the driver’s permit—one’s P’s—which grants full driving...
dash v.— «I was quite relieved to make it to our beach front hotel after four hours of near-death experiences—i did not tip (or dash, as they call it here) the driver.» —“Chapter 11: the mullet goes south” by Brian J...
telltale n. on an automobile’s instrument panel, an indicator which relays information about the vehicle to the driver. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)