redonkulous adj.— «The other driver’s insurance company is claiming they have to determine liability…which, to me, is a bit redonkulous (to steal a word from my brother), seeing as how I was nowhere near my car.» —“How Cold Is...
skeempers n.— «My father had a favorite term he used to describe anything that pinched or clasped. Consequently, the kitchen tongs and the snaps on my pajamas came to be called skeempers. The Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam Webster...
floss v.— «The scene metamorphosed into “kind of a floss-fest,” notes R. J. de Vera, a tuner pioneer who oversees his own performance-oriented brands RO— JA and Motegi Racing. “Flossing” is a hip-hop term that...
tack v.— «A rider’s saddle and gear weighs about four pounds, so he needs to weigh 112 if he intends to, in racing parlance, “tack” at 116.» —“Jockeys play weighting game” by Jim Wells Pioneer...
endo n.— «Her life turned upside down, an “endo” in biking parlance. Her brother and best friend, Mark, died in a tragic accident overseas.» —“‘Downhill’ follows peaks and valleys of a mountain-bike legend” by...