man-tique n.— «I found Richard Wyvill’s oil painting “Electrical Cord” the most notable of all. Wyvill is known around the area for his nostalgic still lifes filled with boyhood toys, and trinkets from what we’d surmise to be roughly a 1950’s...
gapology n.— «The idea of a “gap” or an impending “crisis” has its political uses—goading the public to do things it might not wish to do—but there are numerous skeptics who think it is a bogus concept. “Gapology,” they call it. These include...
Spaghetti Bowl n.— «A complex web of pipelines known as the “Spaghetti Bowl” transports liquid and gaseous materials between the plants.» —“Houston Booms On Oil, Mud” in Washington Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Sept. 20, 1960. (source: Double...
oil-spot v. to accidentally leave behind a member of a touring company or road show, especially in the form to get oil-spotted. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
oil-spotted
v.— «About then prod dude shows up, just aware that he was about to oil spotted, though due to no fault of his own.» —“She said oh no, Guadalajara won’t do” by Dave A Barking Dog Oct. 21, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
oil spot v.— «If anyone leaves the bus to get something to eat while the driver is not around, they must leave their laminate on his seat. That way he knows to wait for them. Otherwise they will get “oil-spotted.”» —by Jeri Goldstein How to Be Your...