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prospiracy

prospiracy  n.— «The notion of plotting evil in secret prompted Mr Stuart Hansman, of Cronulla, to write to Dr W.S.Ramson, editor of the Australian National Dictionary. He felt that there was a huge potential for good in practising the...

3-1-1

3-1-1  n.— «The key point is that, in carry-on bags, each traveler is allowed no containers of liquids and gels larger than 3 ounces; everything must fit in a single one-quart bag; and there can be only one such bag per person. (The TSA...

workamper

workamper  n.— «The Whites are among the hundreds of thousands of people known in the tourism industry as “workampers” who live in their recreational vehicles and support their lifestyles with seasonal jobs.… Steve Anderson, editor...

workamp

workamp  v.— «The Whites are among the hundreds of thousands of people known in the tourism industry as “workampers” who live in their recreational vehicles and support their lifestyles with seasonal jobs.… Steve Anderson, editor of...

Big Mother

Big Mother  n.— «Granted, wearing a seat belt is advisable and should be a law when applied to children, but to apply it to adults limits freedom and supports the relentlessly growing Big Mother attitude of government.» —“Letters To...

slurp ramp

slurp ramp  n.— «As your classic repressed Englishman, I’ve never visited a bathhouse before—I’m barely iced water, let alone vanilla. (Before my visit, I had to ask my editor what a gloryhole was.) The holes happen to be the first stop on...

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