catfishing n.— «The exact day the first North Carolina politician hooked his thumbs in his suspenders and referred to a “catfish amendment” is probably lost to history.…The term refers to a proposed change on a bill that...
wrap-around adj.— «Prime Network offers regionals a national feed which they can access as a wrap-around service to their locally-originated programming.» —“Prime Network adds 2.7 million subscribers” in Atlanta...
forty-eight n.— «“Major incident school bus over Northside bridge under the interstate,” the message read. “Five ambulances on scene, one supervisor, multiple 48.” In the parlance of paramedics, “48’s” are...
hypermiler v.— «If i really had to comment on that, i’d say that if driven for the most milage (like he says…it gets what it gets, he doestn drive it like a hypermiler) it could get more.» —“Turobocharged Insight” by...
pepper doctor n.— «In Sierra Leone they are called “pepper doctors,” people who practice medicine under false pretences.» —“Health Care in Liberia: fake doctors, counterfeit drugs, and no alternative for...
guitar pull n.— «There’s a scene in Heartworn Highways, the late Jim Szalapski’s 1975 documentary on singer/songwriters, that takes place around Guy Clark’s kitchen table on Christmas Eve. It’s a “guitar pull”—a term used to...