stork mark n. an impermanent blemish on the skin of a newborn baby. Etymological Note: From the folk story that newborns are brought to families by storks. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
spinksterinkdum Negro n.— «At Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., where King took over the pulpit in 1954, his brilliant predecessor Vernon Johns had often taken his complacent congregation to task for being too conservative...
soft-seater n.— «Several area “soft-seater” theatres (300-500 capacity) also have well-attended seasons with many folk music acts.» —“Roots/Traditional—Two Categories please!!” by Maria...
guitjo n.— «My description of Wind Machine music is sort of a jazzy/yet folk type of New Age.…They also use an instrument which they claim to have invented, called the Guitjo. According to the liner notes, a guitjo is a 6, 7, or 8...
contradancing n.— «Contradancing is a type of American folk dancing. English country dancing (think Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennett from “Pride and Prejudice”) was introduced to France in the early 1700s, where the French...
babalog n. a young, Westernized social group or individual concerned with wealth, pop culture fads, appearance, material goods, or other superficialities; a yuppy or yuppies. Formerly associated with associates of Rajiv Gandhi. Also attrib...