alternaqueer n.— «Alternaqueer has become shorthand for anyone outside the gay media mainstream. Except that now there’s a uniform look: patchy hairdos, goofy sunglasses, street-hustler complexions, and Flashdance-meets-Road Warrior...
hick-hop n.— «What makes Cowboy Troy a hard-sell for the mainstream is that he is country music’s first rapper, grand master of a new musical genre he dubs “hick-hop.”» —“Add a new term to the lexicon: ‘hick...
MSM n.— «As of Friday, neither the president nor anyone representing the mainstream media (or “MSM” as Red Staters refer to it), responded to Conyers’ letter.» —“Conyers looks for news in the wrong place” by...
woo-woo adj.— «To be a proper woo-woo, you must follow these rules: …Never look for the simplest, most obvious cause of something.…Always favor the conspiracy angle over the boring angle.…Don’t accept mainstream...
Neoconzo adj.— «While Suskind found his lesson disturbing, other writers are only too willing to embrace “history’s actors.” In return they gain access denied to the mainstream press. This gives rise to what we can call...
Bloggernacle n.— «Unlike the more mainstream Mormon blogs—known collectively as the Bloggernacle—that by and large promote the faith, this online diary focuses on the universal challenges of mothering young children and on frustration...