plasticulture n.— «“Things look terrific out there. We have some nice big fruit,” said farm owner Mary McCaffrey, who uses a growing technique called “plasticulture.” The terms applies to using plastic to assist the...
teardown n.— «A million-dollar “teardown,” real estate parlance for buying a home for the land or the view, is a new thing in Tacoma.» —“New owner bulldozes 1925 mansion” by Barbara Clements News Tribune (Tacoma...
airsoft gun n.— «A sting operation by the Attorney General’s office found six Internet retailers and one local store owner illegally sold “look-alike” air rifles and BB guns to minors.…The guns, commonly called...
lap-band n.— «They are also among the leading evangelists in the rising medical crusade against morbid obesity—an impassioned and potentially lucrative crusade that has seen the number of bariatric surgeons balloon in recent years, along...
hopper n.— «Santos Martinez, owner of New Age Auto in Fort Collins, comes to Greeley’s Cinco de Mayo car show every year. His shop brought three cars this year: a ’53 Chevy, an ’86 Chevy Astro van and a hopper—slang for a...
frequent flier n.— «What the state has been doing is having the attendants at tollbooths try to take down license numbers of the cheaters (the state calls them frequent fliers). When a license appears three times, the state’s Department...