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desert cooler

desert cooler  n.— Note: Wikipedia has a decent entry for this type of air conditioner. Collins is the only mainstream dictionary publisher to include the term, but does so with an outdated definition: “a cooling device in which air is driven by an...

sikparazzi

sikparazzi  n.— «Just as paparazzi follow Hollywood stars for a living, hoping to catch them slipping up on film—many so called “sikparazzi,” a combination of the Korean word for food and paparazzi, will be checking up on restaurants and food...

zinging

zinging  n.— «Zinging is a Korean phenomenon. It involves miming in public to popular songs: a pop version of the narcissistic art of air guitar or the group practice of public humiliation that is karaoke without the bum notes depending how you look...

trucking

trucking  n.— «The investigation concerns misreporting catch from one fishing area to another, a practice commonly known in the fishing industry as “trucking,” Mr Green said.» —“MFish seizes second Korean fishing vessel in two weeks” New Zealand...

preesh

preesh
 v.— «Who knows where to find Ancient Chinese Archer images? Possibly Kyudo. NOT Turkish or Korean. I preesh.» —“Ancient Chinese Archers” by Diablo Usenet: rec.sport.archery Oct. 27, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

smokestack chasing

smokestack chasing  n.— «That has forced state and local governments around the country to use tax and other incentives to lure blue collar positions to their districts, a practice called smokestack chasing.» —“How Did Georgia Lure Korean Carmaker...