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Gnarly Foot

It’s the Up Goer Five Challenge! Try to describe something complex using only the thousand most common words in English. It’s a useful mental exercise that’s harder than you might think. Also, if you want to make a room dark, you...

ape hanger

ape hanger  n.— «The Norfolk resident’s handlebars were quite high; she uses the stylized bars bikers refer to as “ape hangers.”» —“An ‘Ape Hangers’ Fan in Norfolk Revs Up Effort to Change a Law” by Laurel...

Kangaroo Duck

Kangaroo Duck  n.— «The plan called for a pair of MH-60 helicopters to drop two rubber boats into the water, followed by eight SEALs. They were to have rendezvoused with the Little Creek-based coastal patrol craft Monsoon to continue their...

positoid

positoid
 n.— «Positoid Deluxe.» —“LAST SESSION composer in Norfolk” by Steve M. Schalchlin Usenet: gay-net.aids Oct. 22, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

supermanning

supermanning  n.— «The Navy said Thursday a Texas-based helicopter crewman who fell to his death in October was performing a stunt called “Supermanning.” The stunt involved hanging from an open cargo door and letting the rushing wind “fly”...

flash-bang

flash-bang  n.— «While the flash-bang, as they are called in the trade, looks, operates and explodes much like a grenade, it’s meant to cause shock, not damage, police said.» —“State trooper is injured by flash-bang...

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