Amber from Berlin, New Hampshire, works in a prison, and wants to know why those ominous double sets of prison doors are called by the feminine-sounding name sallyport. Going back to the 1600s, a sallyport was a fortified entrance to a military...
nomunication n.— «The intimacy that drinking fosters between friends, clients and colleagues has given rise to a new word: “Nomunication,” a bilingual coinage combining the Japanese for drinking with communication.» —“Nakagawa’s Exit Highlights...
exit guide n.— «After a multistate investigation, four network members—“exit guides,” they call themselves—have been arrested and charged with helping 58-year-old John Celmer of Cumming commit suicide last June.» —“Time to pull suicide debate out...
booth turnaround n.— «One of their ideas was a lockdown procedure commonly called “booth turnaround.” In the event of a child going missing, personnel secure the entrance and exit points and do not allow patrons to leave until police arrive...
exit-level adj.— Note: Thanks to Joe Clark for suggesting this catchword. «Since redefining himself as an “exit-level designer,” Fella has churned out a steady stream of colored-pencil drawings, collages, doodles and fliers, including a series of...
blue-board n.— «Travelers along Interstate 57 are subjected to food, fuel and lodging signage, along with tourist attractions. Following years of paperwork and waiting, signs are being installed at the Exit 71 mile marker, also known as the Benton...