throap n.— «Besides the thriller element, the serial also delves into the personal relationships of Ranvir with his ex-fiancee Kinnari and Meghana, a researcher who works with him. For want of a word to describe his serial, Singh has coined a new...
cruise-in n.— «This unofficial gathering, known to participants as a “cruise-in,” is a throwback to the days when men showed up at diners to show off their pompadour hairstyles, driving hot rods for the girls in poodle skirts and ponytails...
drink or drown night n.— «Thursday Night Drink or Drown Night. 1 Price Covers It All: *Admission * Disco Dancing. All Draft Beer or Mix you can Drink.» —in advert. Color Country Spectrum (Saint George, Utah) Dec. 18, 1976. (source: Double-Tongued...
Eurabia n.— «Describing Europe as “Eurabia”—a mix of Europe and Arabia—Fallaci said the continent “has sold itself and sells itself to the enemy like a prostitute.”» —“Fallaci’s new book hits bookstores in Italy” by Alessandra Rizzo in Rome...
shakhidka n.— «You won’t find it in any Russian dictionary, but a single word dominates newspaper headlines and conversations in the street after two weeks of bombings and mayhem: shakhidka, or female Islamist suicide bomber. A mix of the Arabic...
buscone n.— «Throw a scout, an agent, a coach and an entrepreneur into a blender, then mix, and you have a buscone (boo-SCONE-ay).» —“Search for Dominican talent no longer a hit-or-miss affair” by Jim Salisbury Philadelphia Inquirer (Penn.) July...