blondtourage n.— «Blondtourage, noun. A posse of pretty blonde socialites or starlets, e.g. Kate Bosworth, Mischa Barton, and Hilary Duff at the Zac Posen show, or Theodora Richards, Gemma Ward, and Kirsten Dunst at the Dazed and Confused...
juashanga n.— «They are adapting their language to local phenomena: for example, laundromat has become “juashanga” (pronounced wash-anga).» —“‘Cuba Libre’ in Miami” by Milton Bracker in Miami...
horse blanket n.— «An oversized chart—nicknamed the “horse blanket” because of its size—was created to display the postwar targets for one month, six months and a year out.» —“Afghanistan Aid Sets Bad Example —Bush...
noofter n.— «For Only Fools and Horses John Sullivan replaced the expletives of south London with a rich invented argot. Jason revelled in it, and, in a neat example of reality reflecting art, made words such as dipstick, noofter and...
parkitecture n.— «It’s the first example of what came to be called “parkitecture.” That means it’s designed to blend in with its surroundings, made almost entirely of logs and stones obtained locally at Yellowstone...
Didi n.— «Most Indians, for example, do not call their elder sisters by name but as “Didi” or an equivalent term (just like how one does not normally call one’s parents by name, but “Mother” or “Father...