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Floodweiser

Floodweiser
 n.— «The boys were very prompt and timely. Don’t be screwing around with the $7.00 Floodweiser booth.» —“Re: Rush Rocks Hartford!!” Usenet: alt.music.rush June 29, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

FSMism

FSMism  n.— «Bobby Henderson…conceived the Flying Spaghetti Monster as the fount of a new religion. Now, his parody deity is gaining eager adherents through the Internet.…And he wrote to the Kansas Board of Education...

Pastafarian

Pastafarian  n.— «Bobby Henderson…conceived the Flying Spaghetti Monster as the fount of a new religion. Now, his parody deity is gaining eager adherents through the Internet.His fans have elaborated on the concept—many call...

looping

looping  n.— «School administrators are likely to implement “looping” next year. Teachers would flip-flop grades so that one teacher would move up with youngsters while the other teacher moved down a grade.» —“‘Looping’...

talker

talker  n.— «A small easy-to-overlook bill suddenly became potentially controversial. In State Capitol parlance, it was a “talker,” which can be a kiss of death toward the end of the legislative session, when state lawmakers...

pay to sway

pay to sway  v.— «Three “journalists” who by their actions have birthed a new phrase, “pay to sway.” (For the record, Maggie? Yes, you did violate journalistic ethics. Not for nothing is journalism called the Fourth...