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gronk

gronk  n.— «Today, anything that is cool is sik while a gronk is someone who might previously have been called an idiot.» —“Language grows as teens go sik” MX (Melbourne, Australia) July 2, 2002. (source: Double...

care leaver

care leaver  n.— «Wards of the state are officially referred to as Care Leavers but the people who have been brought up this way don’t like that title. They would argue that no care was given to them at all» —“Who cares...

geosequestration

geosequestration  n.— «The nightmare scenario for geosequestration—also known as geostorage—occurred in Africa in 1986. In the dark of night, Lake Nyos in Cameroon emitted a huge cloud of carbon dioxide. The gas, which is heavier than air...

geostorage

geostorage  n.— «The nightmare scenario for geosequestration—also known as geostorage—occurred in Africa in 1986. In the dark of night, Lake Nyos in Cameroon emitted a huge cloud of carbon dioxide. The gas, which is heavier than air...