yoging n.— «Amey Mathews of Santa Cruz has been practicing yoga since 1994. She teaches it, too. In fact, Amey puts in lots of hours “yoging” (as she calls it), and it makes her very hungry.» —“Back Burner: This blogger is vegan… and local” by...
mail-boxing
n.— «Mail theft occurs so frequently that criminals have even coined a new verb: “mail-boxing.”» —“Mail fraud raises a red flag” The Acorn (Agoura Hills, California) Apr. 17, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
optics
n.— «Optics. This euphemism for “spin”—as in “getting the optics right”—is big in Washington. We hope it doesn’t make it to Los Angeles.» —“How cliche” Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
I’d like to give a shout-out and big ups to our friends and colleagues at KPBS in San Diego, who are still dealing with the raging fires there. So far it seems everyone is safe, but I haven’t heard yet about homes and pets. Bravo to their fine...
East Los
n.— «Gunfires of east los/everberate in san fernando.» —“this is the city [reply to jmj] /z.” by Zita Maria Evensen Usenet: rec.arts.poems Oct. 18, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
boulevard stop n.— «Many people don’t understand that a signal can be good…in a way that moves traffic through better than a boulevard stop.» —“Final Mayfield approval delayed” by Jocelyn Dong Palo Alto Weekly (California) May 18, 2005. (source:...