tuckle n.— «“We’re just here looking at the tuckles ladies,” Jamal Wilson, 19, says as he stands under the square’s big screen with three friends. Tuckles, he explains, is the 416’s new word for fly, which was the new word for cool...
unmannable adj.— «A new word is entering the aero space lexicon as the US Air Force analyses its long-range strike options—unmannable: an aircraft that could begin its life manned, then evolve over time to unmanned operation; or one that...
descoping v.— «The 130 half-finished clinics will simply be removed from the contract—”de-scoping” is a new word one picks up quickly when looking at the hundreds of aborted projects in Iraq.» —“Iraq’s Reconstruction a...
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...
grundulating n.— «While similar groups are content to regurgitate 30-year-old clichés, Girls Aloud’s current album invents a whole new word, “grundulating.”» —“For those about to pop” Scotsman (Glasgow...
Chreaster n.— «I mentioned to some folks in our congregation at Eastlake about the creation of the word “Chreasters” and they got a kick out of it. If you’re curious, it’s a new word for folks who go to church on Christmas Eve...