bricked v.— «Cisco stopped allowing downloads from their website and leaked the instructions for flashing from the rom monitor after a few tens of thousands of end users bricked their routers using the wrong version, though.» —“Re:...
tamalada n.— «It’s time for the annual tamalada.…“Making tamales during Christmas is a family tradition and a chance for us girls to get together …even if I get stuck cleaning the leaves, as always.”…For...
bright line n.— «“Bright lines,” as in “bright-line rule,” meaning a clear, unambiguous standard, are in demand in other contexts as well.» —“Bright lines and the search for certainty” by Ruth...
villainthropist n.— «What Is A Villainthropist? n : someone who makes self-motivated charitable donations intended to benefit the donor without respect or consideration of the cost/effect it has on human welfare.» —“What Is A...
gotcha day n.— «We’ve been a family exactly five years, yesterday being the fifth anniversary of the Daughter’s arrival, her—our—Gotcha Day.» —“Gotcha Day” by Liz Aurbach Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass...
Sherman carpet n.— «Children were trained to wrap themselves with explosives and throw themselves under our Sherman tanks. Later, our troops referred to them as “Sherman carpets.”» —“Atomic bombs spared bloody...