frogging v.— «Experienced knitters, they will go to a thrift store and look for a sweater that is past its prime and unravel the yarn to make something new. The practice is known as “frogging,” from the words “rip it, rip it...
lap-banding n.— «Mary wants to have an out-patient procedure called lap-banding, in which an inflatable silicone band is inserted in her stomach, limiting her food intake.» —“Identical Twins” by Lori Campbell Daily...
break off v. phr.— «You’re not drawn to him at all? Not one little iota of I’d- like-to-break-me-off-a-piece-of-that buzzing around your head or other, more pertinent parts?» —by Lori Bryant-Woolridge Hitts & Mrs. Jan...
piece n.— «His killers had agreed to take him to purchase a “nine piece”—street slang for 9.5 ounces of cocaine, hoping to get thousands of dollars and the drugs.» —“Baby’s death haunts police” by Lori...
gleek v.— «You CAN shoot pure saliva…from under your tongues. Keep at it and one day all your snargling (gleeking/lurching) dreams will come true.» —“I’d Like To Teach The World To Gleek…In Perfect…Harmony? Blech...
predictomics n.— «The NCTR also plans to attach a module with chemical structures and a text-mining module that can be used for predictions. It has coined the term “predictomics” to describe the field of toxicoinformatics and...