geofence n.— «The technology causing a stir is called “geofences,” and here’s how it might work: A struggling salesman veers off his route and slinks into a bar. Within moments, his boss knows he’s there. The bartender didn’t...
rat bike n.— «Keith Bennett, 27, an Englishman now living in Lawrenceville, will be gunning for his third “Rat Bike” trophy in four years. “Everyone votes on what they think is the worst bike there.”» —“The...
rat bike
n.— «My winter “rat” bike has started to do some peculiar things.» —“Lazy cylinder in CB360T” Usenet: rec.motorcycles Jan. 9, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
rat patrol n.— «The soldiers were searching the desert for insurgents…”rat patrol” in military parlance…on June 21 when a roadside bomb exploded near their 5-ton armored vehicle.» —“Soldier buried amid...
rat hunter n.— «Rat hunter. Delirium tremens patient who imagines he sees hundreds of rats.» —“Hospital Workers’ Slang and Jargon” by Hospital Workers in New York City. Also, Virginia and Arkansas. in New York...
toraton n.— «The Ice Age melts away 100 million years later, marking the beginning of the end of large mammals and giving rise to creatures like the “ocean phantom,” a jellyfish the size of a truck; the “swampus,”...