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tugger

tugger  n.— «Mr. Mark responded by cupping his hand and sort of waggling it up and down, in the internationally recognised gesture often referred to as “the tugger.”» —“All at sea on a wave of vulgarity” by Jane...

rebirthing

rebirthing  n.— «Someone will steal the car, passing it on for others to “chop.” Others specialise in altering the car’s identity, or creating a new one, a practice known as “rebirthing.”» —“Curse of the car...

auroral chorus

auroral chorus  n.— «The South Island of New Zealand and the Tierra del Fuego region of South America, plus the Antarctic Peninsula, are where the good displays of Aurora and auroral chorus can be seen and heard.» —“Part 2 of 3...

three-nager

three-nager  n.— «Whoever invented the word “three-nagers,” was clearly speaking from bitter experience—they were describing three year olds with the rebellious spirit of a teenager, but none of the reasoning skills...

dibbly-dobbler

dibbly-dobbler  n.— «They were, to use the parlance of the game, “dibbly-dobblers,” seemingly inoffensive New Zealand medium-pacers of an earlier age whose control and subtle variations rendered them ideal for the limited-overs...

nuffy

nuffy
 n.— «It’s a bit of a nuffy (Australian slang for retard) call.» —“Windies start war of words” by Neil Reid Stuff (New Zealand) Feb. 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)