teagler n.— «“We have a lot of landowners who are very kind and let us hunt over their land. And they give us wonderful teas afterwards and we have a name for that…we call them a group of ‘teaglers.’”…What is serious is...
domino transplant n.— «The life-saving opportunity occured, after the organs of a baby that could not be saved became available. During a 12-hour surgery, Jason received the heart and lungs transplant, making available at the same time a...
coursecasting n.— «Aside from creating podcasts of lectures—also known as “coursecasting”—Duke faculty members used the iPods to provide classroom materials such as lectures, songs or historical speeches.» —“University...
Baltimore wrench n. a chisel and hammer; generally, as in additional forms given in citations, as a slang term a wrench is a tool used for a purpose other than that for which it was intended, especially when used as an implement of brute force...
dance of the lemons n. the repeated reassignment of bad teachers to different classes or schools. Also turkey trot. Editorial Note: Lemon, meaning “a person who is disappointing, foolish, untrustworthy, inept, or the like” (1997...
dica n.— «Cell phones with digital cameras a also known as dica a are Korea’s top-selling consumer electronics product.» —“Top most popular items for 2003—phone cameras to historical fiction” by Chun Su-jin Joins...