ethnoclassification n.— «But what if we could somehow peek inside our users’ thought processes to figure out how they view the world? One way to do that is through ethnoclassification—how people classify and categorize the world around...
rat line n. a covert path or itinerary used for smuggling, escape, or supply. Etymological Note: This term derives from the tendency of rats to create routes that are out of sight as much as possible, following perimeters and the bases of...
dog n. in horse racing, a cone or barrier for delimiting a path. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
snag n.— «Marty Vanausdol cuts down a burned tree—a snag in fire crew parlance—to clear a safe path along a fire line in West Yellowstone, Mont.» —“Forest Fire Fighters” Portland Oregonian Aug. 18, 2000. (source:...
levanton n.— «The smugglers, mostly men in their 20s, station themselves at strategic spots-along the roadway shoulders, medians and in adjoining brush-offering levantones ( “lifts,” or “rides”)...
sousveillance n.— «You get into a taxi cab, you’re under surveillance. There’s a camera taking pictures of you. If you were to photograph the cab driver, that would be what I call sousveillance. If you walked into a department store and...