Quiz Guy John Chaneski pitches a puzzle about the names of minor-league baseball teams. For example, which team’s name might refer either to a type of weather phenomenon or a wooden roller coaster on the Coney Island boardwalk? This is part of...
Why do we use the word heat to denote a preliminary qualifying race? Hundreds of years ago, a single instance of heating something such as a piece of metal over a fire for metalworking was called a heat. Later that term was applied to “a round...
min pin n.— «A group that saves miniature pinchers, which are affectionately called “min pins,” says it’s getting calls for help from all over the state.» —“From a home to a cage” by Ken Suarez in...
rollator n.— «We have assessed the effect of Zimmer, rollator and gutter frames on 6-min walking distance and on arterial oxygenation during exercise in elderly patients with COPD.» —“The effect of walking aids on exercise capacity...
feenin n.— «Sheesh, me and my chocolate feenin!!! lmao!» —“Re: Sparks.com $10 off no min…free shipping” by Sis (SisNoSpam@home.net) Usenet: alt.consumers.free-stuff Feb. 1, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued...
stove pipe v.— «The net result was what came to be called “stove piping” where all centers began dueling fiefdoms—all intent on having their own min-NASA complete with efforts which unabashedly duplicated those resident at...