pixie v. to practice sabotage as an expression of environmental politics. Editorial Note: Pixieing can range from mischievous to criminal acts, including occupying a site, crippling machinery, or removing survey markers. Etymological Note: The...
cow-dust hour n. dusk, twilight, or the end of the working day. Also cow-dust time. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Anthropocene n.— «As we rapidly enter a new Earth system domain, the “Anthropocene” era, the debate about distinguishing human effects from natural variability will inevitably abate in the face of increased understanding of...
Anthropocene n.— «In a final chapter on the “Anthropocene,” a newly minted term meaning the geological epoch defined by man, Ms. Kolbert turns from her mostly unbiased field reporting to give her own opinion.» —“In Epoch...
pimping v.— «When I started my third year, I thought that pimping was the most horrible thing on Earth.…You are asked questions in front of your peers by the person who makes out your grades in surgery. It’s the worst because you...
Goldilocks attrib.— «You remember Goldilocks…With identical curiosity and startlingly similar conclusions, the astronomer now is sampling the stars for conditions to support life.» —“Has the Earth a Corner on Life...