greenhouse n. the upper, windowed portion of an automobile. Editorial Note: Airplane pilots have been referring to glass cockpits or turrets as “greenhouses” since at least as early as 1941. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Super-Duper Tuesday n. a day that many US states hold primary elections in which political parties choose their candidates for the presidential election to be held the following November; Tsunami Tuesday. Editorial Note: “Duper” serves...
on memo adv. phr. on consignment; by informal agreement. Editorial Note: This term is particularly common in retailing of jewelry and precious stones. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
massage à trois n. a massage of one person by two massage therapists at once; a massage of two people at once. Editorial Note: The first cite is the title of a song; it’s unclear from the original article whether it is directly related to the...
blute n. a newspaper. Editorial Note: This term and its definition have repeatedly been taken (as in the 2002 cite) from David Maurer’s The Big Con (1940), often without attribution, so most later citations for the word are not free-standing and...
phoneslaughter n. vehicular manslaughter caused by use of a cell phone while driving. Editorial Note: The 2001 cite seems to be a reposting of an article from ABC News where the term phoneslaughter appeared only in the headline, although this cannot...