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Vanna White veto

Vanna White veto  n.— «The governor also used to be able to strike individual letters to create new words—the so-called “Vanna White veto,” named after the letter-turner on “Wheel of Fortune”—but those powers were...

pick-a-letter veto

pick-a-letter veto  n.— «Governor Tony Earl was first to use the “pick-a-letter” veto—crossing out individual letters to change words, and to make new words from parts of others.» —“Veto Power” by Lance...

poly

poly  n.— «Polys, as practitioners of polyamory term themselves, need new words for their emotions and actions.» —“New language for a new kind of love” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Apr. 9, 2005. (source:...

phfod

phfod  n.— «You have new words such as “Phfod,” “nutraceuticals” and the ultimate, “nutrigenomics” scientists are saying that if you can identify a person’s DNA, you can develop a diet that is unique to...

iBod

iBod  n.— «In this world of new words being made up on what feels like an hourly basis, PlayBoy brings us iBod. Not surprisingly, their newly launched service entails delivering photos of scantily clad women to Apple’s Photo iPod...

stay rape

stay rape  n.— «Stay Rape—My friend Alex invented the phrase “Stay Rape” to describe how you feel when someone overstays their welcome. It has the following subsets: Aggravated Stay Rape—When they’re especially annoying...

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