barbecue stopper n.— «Although more than seven years have passed since their deaths, the Claremont serial killer case has often been a barbecue stopper. A mixture of fear and fascination fuelled by media updates on any developments in the...
milkshake n.— «Van Clief’s comments came days after 17 people were indicted for an alleged plan to use a substance known in racetrack parlance as a “milkshake”—a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and sugar—to a racehorse in the...
homesurance n.— «Homesurance, a mixture of home shopping and insurance, first emerged last October and South Korea is the only country to offer it in the world.» —“Korea Coins ‘Homesurance’ Concept” by Choi Kyong...
catastroika n.— «Catastroika. A mixture of catastrophe and perestroika, it is used by Alexander Sinoviev in the title of a satirical novel he wrote in 1989.» —“Europe: Light at the Opera—Gazetta” by Desmond...
Portunol n. a mixture of the Spanish and Portuguese languages, usu. spoken. Also Portunhol, Portuñol. Etymological Note: Sp. Portugués or Port. Portuguese + Sp. Español or Port. Espanhol (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
scribble v.— «Gracefully folding a mixture of southern African languages and slang into her supple prose (“Scribble” is slang for “kill”; when her dad sees her growing fascination with K, he warns, “Curiosity...