Van from Washington, D.C., is curious about the word fluffle, which supposedly denotes “a group of bunnies.” A friend of hers claimed to have coined this collective noun for lagomorphs along with friends at the University of Alberta in...
indiewood n.— «Seeking features, shorts, documentaries, experimental films and animation that defy and transcend the “indiewood” mainstream.» —“The 7Th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival” Usener: bit...
chestal adj.— «Interesting how she bares her chestal area to excite the lust of schoolboys!» —“Re: Gleanings (27) 4) ‘I had Bigfoot’s Baby’ (MacPhil)” by Kenneth T. Wolman Usenet: bit.listserv.words-l Jan. 20...
stim v.— «The common factor here is that the activities and interests that high-functioning autistic adults use to share their own pleasures and to relate to each other’s experiences are often the very activities that people try to...
Goldilocks attrib.— «We tend to use the “goldilocks” approach to selecting variable values:—too small—too big—just right.» —“Re: A defense of Taguchi” by Sheldon Haynie Usenet: bit.listserv.stat-l Oct...
terp n.— «One of the most pleasant and rewarding contacts we (husband and I) had with deaf signers was at a lunchj where one of the other hearing people who signed, (actually a terp, but off duty) was willing to both sign and voice...