mommy party n.— «Republicans profess to be unworried about the new wave of female candidates for what is often described, sometimes disparagingly, as the “mommy party.” (Supposedly, in the shorthand of political positioning...
Cajun microwave n.— «Another “cold” smoker, commonly called a “cajun microwave” was welded to the back. Coals are place in a tray atop the smoker that looks something like an insulated metal cooler.» —“Key to...
all-welcome adj.— «You can feel the change at the Lighthouse Court, a popular—some would say notorious—gay-only Whitehead Street guesthouse that recently went “all welcome,” the local euphemism for accepting heterosexual...
shearography n.— «Skin-to-core bonding problems can be detected by the shearography technique through laser interferometry techniques. When a composite part is slightly stressed, a minor surface deflection in the material can be spotted...
granny cell n.— «In vision, the search for a “granny cell”—a cell that fired only when you saw granny (or some other such complex object)—proved fruitless, so we are probably not going to detect a “Bach cell” or a...
bambooing n.— «Several Porsches, BMWs and Mercedes were stolen last month by thieves using the new craze of “bambooing,” in which keys are hooked through letterboxes.» —“Thieves target your letterbox” Bucks...