polyloom v.— «Recycling plastic waste in an easy, cost effective manner is now possible with a “polyloom”—a loom which weaves plastic bags into items of daily use.» —“Polylooming, new buzzword for a plastic-free Capital” by Gopal Sathe in New...
net-cee n.— «It was the latest salvo in a classic MC battle, the kind that has long been a staple in the dog-eat-dog world of hip-hop. To a generation raised on computers, it seems only natural that the tradition has migrated from street corners to...
dollar van n. In New York City and Long Island, privately owned multi-passenger vehicles that operate along regular routes. Editorial Note: In manner of operation, dollar vans are similar to por puestos in South America, tap-taps in Haiti, chapas in...
mouthbreather n.— «Billy, who has grown rich on the rivers, nevertheless approached in the manner of a mouth-breather, hat in hand, toes crossed.» —“Of a Capitulation in Chicago” by Lloyd Lewis in Chicago New York Times Oct. 8, 1944. (source:...
cross-decking n. in a navy, the sharing of resources between two or more vessels, especially in an impromptu or ad hoc manner. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
gunner n.— «When I started reading law students’ blogs this past spring I kept encountering the word “gunner,” almost always used with great disdain. It was pretty easy to figure out what this slang coinage referred to: those law students who...