data Valdez n. an accidental release of a large quantity of private or privileged information. Editorial Note: After the 1989 oil spill by the Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The pronunciation of Valdez, in this case, is usually...
nutrification n.— «The main concern is a process known as nutrification, whereby water bodies such as lakes and estuaries receive excess nutrients from a variety of sources (primarily agriculture, aquaculture and sewage) setting off a...
dontopedalogy n.— «Such a bleak and solitary youth may explain some of the brusqueness which has led to so many years of cherished Prince Philip clangers. He even coined a phrase for his special ability to say the wrong thing:...
public service murder n.— «A Prince William County jury says Justin Michael Wolfe, the 20-year-old drug dealer who hired his high school buddy to assassinate his marijuana distributor, should die for his crime. The judge has not yet ruled...
blue ice n.— «Stan Walchesky and neighbors on Neupert Road in Jefferson began noticing the stuff last week and speculated that it was “blue ice,” the euphemism for the chemically treated lavatory waste that sometimes falls...
freight dog n.— «Prince said Gross had been a flight instructor and a “freight dog” for the company for four years. A freight dog is a term for a pilot who flies cargo.» —“Pilot in plane crash...