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deguttling

deguttling Β n.β€”Β Β«Video footage (which, for those in offices, could probably be viewed on a site called something like Shouldn’t-you-be-getting-on-with-your-work?dotcom) reveals Tevez rubbing the back of his neck as Terry walks away, opening up...

meat glue

meat glue
Β n.β€”Β Β«Transglutaminase: Commonly known as meat glue, it is used to chemically bond proteins together.Β»Β β€”β€œMolecular Gastronomy ingredients” News & ObserverΒ (Raleigh, North Carolina)Β May 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

OLF

OLF Β n.β€”Β Β«Navy officials announced Tuesday that they were scrapping plans to build a remote airfield in Washington and Beaufort counties. Even longtime opponents were taken aback. Some had fought plans for the outlying landing fieldβ€”commonly called...

parachuting

parachuting Β n.β€”Β Β«Consequently, they engage in a dangerous practiceβ€”known as parachutingβ€”whereby they defecate in plastic (lada) bags and throw them into the large uncovered drains which run through several sections of the community.Β»Β β€”β€œDengue...

mental accounting

mental accounting Β n.β€”Β Β«Experts say, for example, that such people don’t fall prey to something called β€œmental accounting,” in which an individual creates imaginary boundaries between different β€œtypes” of money.…People who treat money originating...

dog robber

dog robber Β n.β€”Β Β«Another assignment was to be a β€œdog robber” which was a military term for a general aide to a superior officer who could be called upon to do a multitude of things.Β»Β β€”β€œColumnist salutes World War II veterans for dedicated...