cockoy n.— «Hence the present Creole name for the village of Woodford Hill is Simit (the “cockoy” or English Creole pronunciation of Smith).» —“Woodford Hill” by Lennox Honychurch News-Dominica...
socks and knocks n.pl. the oxides of sulfur and nitrogen commonly found in pollution. Etymological Note: A literal pronunciation of the characters that make up the chemical notations SOx, representing various oxides of sulfur, and NOx, representing...
konpanyan n.— «A booth babe is referred to as a “konpanyan-san,” with “konpanyan” being the Japanese pronunciation of the English word companion and san being the old “Daniel-san” that just about...
asplode v.— «Is it me, or did Dave make fun of the kid’s pronunciation and said “Asplode” instead explode?» —“Dave made fun of kid?” by Guardian Usenet: alt.fan.letterman Dec. 17, 1996. (source:...
wizzo n. among military aircraft personnel, a weapons systems operator. Etymological Note: Pronunciation of the first letters of weapons systems operator or officer. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Yuma n. In Cuba, a nickname for the United States. Editorial Note: In Spanish, the word is used with the definite article: La Yuma. Etymological Note: The etymological information in the 1996 cite and last 2004 cite is unverified. Another claim that...