nanostat n.— «The university is employing a variety of methods to conserve energy, he said, including electronic thermostats dubbed “nanostats.”» —“University studies energy-saving technology” by Kelley Hascall Daily...
dead band n.— «At night, the nanostats are set to “dead band,” a term coined by the university that means that the temperature in the room must be held within a broadened range, reducing the amount of intense heating or cooling required...
VietKieu n.— «She was VietKieu, the term for overseas Vietnamese, a term that is at once condescending and associated with wealth and prestige.» —“Wesleyan student wins Truman Scholarship” by JoAnne Young Lincoln...
soap scrimmage n.— «The same thing happened in our soap scrimmage.…But I didn’t catch it. I didn’t even see it.» —“Late TD Pass Lifts Bulldogs Past Northeast” by Larry Porter in Lincoln Omaha World...
swivel chair job n.— «Other dilated sarcastically on the difference between a swivel chair job at the city hall and one which kept the holder thereof on his feet all day between counters or in factories under conditions calculated to...
road to Damascus
n.— «Mr. Roosevelt has always been a progressive, but never an insurgent. Is he now on the road to Damascus?» —State Journal (Lincoln, Neb.) Aug. 21, 1910. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)