vomit comet n.— «Discontinuance of the interurban service between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids comes as a bit of a shock to those alumni of Iowa who used to ride it. Various crops of students had different names for the...
crock n.— «Hospital staff privately refer to them as “crocks”—people who repeatedly show up in emergency rooms demanding expensive, exhaustive tests to unearth the elusive cause of their numerous symptoms. Reassurance that their tests...
ribber n.— «Barbeque is cooking all over the country, and that includes Anchorage, Alaska, which had 18 teams competing for prizes there recently.…She and her husband, Bill, are participating, again, in the Ribfest.…In...
tweening n.— «Although rotoscoping has been around forever, the movie’s distinct look comes from a method known as “tweening,” where software will interpolate and fill in frames automatically.» —“‘Darkly’ duties” by...
knock-and-talk n.— «A knock-and-talk search works like this: Police officers go to the door of a residence in which they suspect illegal activity is occurring. They knock, introduce themselves as a police officer, and ask to come in and...
pole pilates n.— «They’ve been doing what’s called “pole pilates” and it’s offered at Priority Fitness and Day Spa. The goal is to build confidence, exercise and have fun. It combines the idea of strength training and pilates...