incalmo n.— «Koch’s vases incorporate a technique called “incalmo,” meaning to fuse two colored halves of glass together while hot.» —“Campus glass lab hosts open house and sale” by Tom Sinclair University of Wisconsin–Madison Apr. 27, 2006...
ghost particle n.— «Often called “ghost particles,” neutrinos have almost no mass, no charge and possess an extremely weak interacting force, which enables them to move through any type of matter, almost as if it wasn’t there.» —“Physicists say...
coastie n.— «Drawing outside attention to the campus Coastie phenomenon, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printed Megan Twohey ’s article, The Great ‘Coastie Divide ” in Nov. 2005. Twohey never mentioned that it was once more common on our campus to...
suitcase college n.— «Although Florham-Madison is the most residential of the three campuses, it is still “a suitcase college,” with many dormitory residents heading home on weekends.» —“Ailing University Seeks New Image To Lure Students” by...
Vanna White veto n.— «The governor also used to be able to strike individual letters to create new words—the so-called “Vanna White veto,” named after the letter-turner on “Wheel of Fortune”—but those powers were reined in under a 1990...
shoot a fair one
v. phr.— «At Madison Square I shot a fair one/so many niggaz knew me that the kid wouldn’t dare run.» —“Suckas Need Bodyguards” by Gang Starr Hard To Earn Mar. 8, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)