What do you say when you answer the telephone? On the NPR science blog, “Krulwich Wonders,” Robert Krulwich notes that hello did not become a standard greeting until the Edison Company recommended the word as a proper phone greeting. Before that...
hail cannon n.— «He also has what’s called a hail cannon, which uses a sonic boom to bombard hailstones so they break up and are less damaging to fruit.» —“Drought creates thirst for hi-tech farming” in Sydney, Australia Earthtimes.org Nov. 2, 2007...
hail damage n. dimples on the thighs caused by cellulite. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hail damage n.— «Thighs without dimples or craters. Thighs noticeably absent of the spongelike appearance commonly referred to as hail damage or cottage cheese. Thighs that don’t thunder or jiggle.» —“Dare to Believe…Products Promising Sleeker...
hail damage n.— «Some people call it “cellulite.” Some call it “cottage cheese thighs.” My ex-wife calls it “hail damage.”» —“From collie to rug to chickadee to nest: It’s nature’s way!” by Norm Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) Dec. 1, 2006...
black aspirin n.— «Rain, hail or shine, tsunami, avalanche or volcanic eruption, rickets, leprosy or black plague, you will find these zealots angling towards the front of the queue with fold-up chairs for comfort and a thermos full of black...