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yac

yac Β n.β€”Β Β«The buzzword in Ames this preseason has been β€œyac” β€”- as in β€œyards after catch.” Chizik calls that stat β€œCyclone yards.β€Β»Β β€”β€œCyclone receivers ready to explode” by Kelly BeatonΒ Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierΒ (Waterloo, Iowa)Β Aug. 20, 2008...

churn zone

churn zone Β n.β€”Β Β«Ditech Networks, a leading provider of voice quality solutions to the global communications industry, today announced the results of its worldwide voice quality audit, which showed that an average of 39 percent of all mobile calls...

dB race

dB race Β v. phr.β€”Β Β«We arrive in the lot of the Autoland Superstore in Niagara Falls yesterday afternoon, for a contest to see who has the loudest car stereo.…The dB race competitions are held all over the world, the international record in the...

freshman stripe

freshman stripe Β n.β€”Β Β«Also at UCD: the infamous Freshman Stripe…Since the inner campus is closed to automotive traffic, many, many people ride bikes to class. When the rains come in late Fall, the freshman can always be spotted because they have a...

mini-tainment

mini-tainment Β n.β€”Β Β«Jerry’s new flick is the story of a college-graduate bee who wants to move out of the hive and do something different. He ends up suing producers who steal honey. Seinfeld will premiere some 20 β€œmini-tainments,” as he calls them...

lights-on bill

lights-on bill Β n.β€”Β Β«If they can’t overturn Pawlenty’s decision, two key lawmakers said the Legislature simply will return what is known as a β€œlights-on bill,” which would fund the Transportation Department at its most basic levels. β€œThe only...