mesno mania n.— «In his book Tales of the South Pacific, American author James Michener coined the phrase “mesno mania”—literally meaning island madness.» —“One man is an island” by Andrew...
49er Taiwanese n.— «They are Taiwanese, multi-generational natives of the island formerly known as Formosa. They do not want to be confused with so-called “49er Taiwanese”—a reference to the Nationalist supporters who arrived...
vog n.— «The island of Hawaii does have a monitoring system and a Vog index, the researchers point out, but it is measured only along the Kona Coast, not in Kau. This “volcano-smog” index—Vog is a locally coined term—also is...
freeco n.— «Since I cannot quantify the scope of the “freeco” that the Caricom Santa Claus dispensed at the November feeding frenzy, our Parliament must be engaged because too many politically-partisan decisions have been made...
rat spill n. the accidental importation of rats to a rat-free island (or, rarely, to any rat-free piece of land). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Trinbagonian n. a resident of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)