spray and pray v. phr.— «Drug companies are not ready to abandon the “spray and pray” random sampling of compounds to find potential new drugs, but excitement is growing about using computers to design tomorrow’s...
suitmation n.— «Two years later Godzilla, King of the Monsters, as it was called, was released in the United States and won critical acclaim despite the use of “suitmation” (a guy in a rubber suit) and the insertion of many...
hully-gully adj.— «Some comedian might wish for such an improvement, but it is hard to imagine the hully-gully brand of basketball played these days without someone to stop the infighting.» —“Officials Await Tournaments with...
quailtard n.— «Cheney didn’t keep track of his friend, which is what all hunters must do at all times. In his excitement of shooting a quail—actually a domesticated clip-winged quailtard—he spun around and fired, accidentally hitting said...
launch goggles n.pl.— «With the release of any new console, peripheral manufacturers scramble to release add-ons—some unnecessary, some not—in hopes of being caught in what’s affectionately called “launch goggles.” (This is...
robocall n.— «These women actually believed that a campaign robocall was Arnold himself calling, and from the excitement that her story generated it was clear that people love getting woken up by celebrities.» —by Alexandra Pelosi...