EBM n.— «It is widely accepted that the term “Electronic Body Music” or EBM was coined by Belgian pioneers Front 242, a prolific band (created in 1981 by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen), that came into prominence during the 1980s and have...
dum-dum n.— «When he returned in ’03, McLain was equipped with a thick cushion to wear atop his helmet (he refers to it as a “dum-dum”), which softened any potentially dangerous blows to the head.» —“McLain Making Progress” by Mitch Dobbs ‘Bama (Al...
mongo n. material or goods salvaged from items intended for disposal. Also as verb. Editorial Note: New evidence from the unpublished Lexicon of Trade Jargon, compiled by the Works Progress Administration, has a form of this word from before 1938:...
stunt up v.— «If the pictures were posed&mdash”stunted up,” in the parlance—it merely highlights one relatively mild stage in a consistent pattern of gross behaviour on the part of a small number of soldiers. The progress from “stunting up”...
pocho n.— «His Spanish is admittedly a work in progress—or, as he calls it, “pocho,” referring to the hybrid Spanglish developed by second- and third-generation Hispanics.» —“Spanish-speaking politicians find favor” by Rachel Uranga Albuquerque...