grandclerk n.— «How O’Connor looked at the world was reflected in the emphasis she put on family, which she extended to include even the children of her law clerks, whom she often referred to as her “grandclerks.”» —“A Centered Life” by Nicole...
magh n.— «Magh A term with multiple uses. Can be used as a noun or as an adverb. Common uses are in reference to a person or a thing, and to add extra emphasis on action words. Examples: “Who Chucky? Yeah, we ran into that magh last night at the...
Joe n.— «Joe A blanket term that could apply to many different things, most commonly used as a noun. It’s often used to replace a person’s name. Whereas some places use the term “son” or “dog” or “man” or “G,” Chicago uses the term “Joe” Example:...
peachalorum n. an attractive or excellent person or thing. Editorial Note: This word is rare. The second citation is known to have been written by Henry M. Hyde. Etymological Note: Perhaps influenced by cockalorum ‘a self-important little man.’ The...
jointery n.— «Peacekeeping will have major procurement implications: there will be an emphasis on flexibility and amphibiosity and the marines will have a new significance. There are implications for heavy transport and training and for “jointery,”...
backpack rap n.— «I think that’s already happening in the form of what Stretch Armstrong disdainfully calls “backpack rap”—emphasis on lyrics and/or bugged production, with head-nodding a low priority. unfortunately, this kind of synthetic genre is...