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”...
didymo n.— «Didymosphenia geminata, or didymo, was first identified in Southland’s Mararoa and lower Waiau Rivers in October last year—the first time it had been found in the Southern Hemisphere.» —“‘Rock snot’ found in...
walker n.— «The cocaine arrived on October 8 in the most humble of vehicles: a briefcase, carried as hand luggage on a flight from Argentina by a man described in court documents as the “walker”—or, in popular parlance, the...
yoking n.— «One October night in 1968, Arvinger, then 19, and four acquaintances gathered at a house in Baltimore. The conversation turned to mugging—or, as they called it, “yoking”—a man.» —“Clinic’s 1st Case Helps Free...
homesurance n.— «Homesurance, a mixture of home shopping and insurance, first emerged last October and South Korea is the only country to offer it in the world.» —“Korea Coins ‘Homesurance’ Concept” by Choi Kyong...
supermarionation n.— «I’m trying to remember a children’s show called “Fireball XL-5.” What can you tell me about it? A. NBC had that show from October 1963 through September 1965 for 39 episodes. The show was done with...