parclo n.—Gloss: Partial cloverleaf exchange. «The Ontario Ministry of Transportation designed a modification to the original cloverleaf to address its shortcomings for the 400-series highways. The redesign creates more room for...
whistle-tip n.— «A “whistle-tip” is a device that is applied to, or is a modification of, a motor vehicle’s exhaust pipe for the sole purpose of creating a high-pitched or shrieking noise when the motor vehicle is operated...
shuttlecock procedure n.— «The respondent spouse/parent resident in Malaysia against whom a provisional order of maintenance has been made by a reciprocating country may raise any defence that he might have raised in the original...
go like the clappers v. phr.— «Despite their somewhat ungainly appearance, Morgan trikes, with a little modification, could (and still do) go like the clappers and have unbelievable handling.» —“The brotherhood of the third...
tuner car n.— «Although the Camry certainly isn’t as popular as a tuner car as the Honda Civic, Acura Integra or Mitsubishi Eclipse with young, male drivers, magazine editor Nosek expects that it will become a popular platform for...
circuit bending n. the manipulation or modification of electronics or electronic instruments, via chance short-circuiting, to create sounds or (experimental) music. Editorial Note: Reed Ghazala writes in a private note, “The addition of...