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Cascade concrete

Cascade concrete  n.— «The snow here is often referred to as “Cascade concrete,” “cement” or “crud.”» —“Some snow perfect, but not in Western Washington” by Bill Sheets in Everett...

foobie

foobie  n.— «She’s getting foobies. In case you didn’t know (I didn’t—what planet do I live on?) “foobies” is a term for fake boobies.» —“Happily Even After: A blog for Seattle’s Committed: Got Foobies?” by...

plunker

plunker  n.— «Still fishermen, or “plunkers” in fishing parlance, who do well on high but falling flows, were scoring good catches of fish by Tuesday on the north coast.» —“Outdoors Report: Hopes rise as rivers...

preroll

preroll  n.— «Monday, Hurley, one of YouTube’s founders, appeared more open to experimenting, saying he was even considering testing what’s known as a “preroll”—showing a 15-second ad before a clip—something he had long derided...

potato

potato  n.— «Gator still has his potatoes.…He doesn’t like for us to call them testicles, so we call them potatoes.» —“Hound has a nose for south end of a northbound whale” by Robert McClure Post...

canine

canine  v.— «He stopped and peed on a cedar tree. This is “canine-ing”—being a regular dog. And it’s not allowed. He sniffed around under a log.» —“Hound has a nose for south end of a northbound whale” by Robert...

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