yips n.— «Carl Hubbell says he got the “yips” so bad during his recent slump that he was walking into closed doors.» —“Tales in Tidbits” by Bill Braucher in New York Hammond Times (Ind...
high impact incarceration n.— «The New York City Correction Commissioner said yesterday that a “high impact incarceration plan”—similar in some ways to the state’s boot-camp program for prisoners—would begin at Rikers Island...
phones n.— «Mike Rizzo, a DJ at WKTU radio station in New York, said Ivan’s latest is a favorite on his dance music show. “It’s definitely getting great phones,” said Rizzo, using industry slang for requests. “People are...
lipotourism n.— «Immigrants in New York City often develop and maintain commercial ties to their homelands. But this particular link, a dangerous version of what has come to be known as “lipotourism,” is one of the more...
neurodiversity n.— «Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general.» —“Neurodiversity” by Harvey Blume Atlantic (New York City) Sept. 30, 1998. (source:...
neurodiversity n.— «But in a new kind of disabilities movement, many of those who deviate from the shrinking subset of neurologically “normal” want tolerance, not just of their diagnoses, but of their behavioral quirks. They...