TagRochester

false flagging

false flagging  n.— «In some of our more affluent neighborhoods, we have young people espousing the gang culture and mentality, receiving their gang information second hand and off popular Internet sites. This can put that youth and possibly his or...

suitmation

suitmation  n.— «Two years later Godzilla, King of the Monsters, as it was called, was released in the United States and won critical acclaim despite the use of “suitmation” (a guy in a rubber suit) and the insertion of many scenes featuring popular...

caming

caming  n.— «Some of the windows are made of hundreds of pieces of glass held together using brass strips, a technique called caming.» —“Saving Frank Lloyd Wright” by Tim Louis Macaluso City Newspaper (Rochester, New York) June 21, 2006. (source:...

wrogging

wrogging  n.— «Just last night, as I was editing (key concept) my blog post for today, it occurred to me that there should be distinct words to describe “brain dump” blogging and high-quality writing on a blog (do you think “wrogging” will catch on...

fishscale

fishscale  n.— «So I cut two lines and sprinkle a little on top of a snow capped bowl of good weed and fishscale coke. We smoke the bowl.» —“Everyone On This Board Has Died, This Means I Get to Be Emperor” by prototype in Rochester, N.Y. The Cult:...

jangle box

jangle box
 n.— «Seaman conducted from the harpsichord (or the “jangle box,” as he calls it).» —“Fleming offers flawless holiday gem” by John Pitcher Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.) Dec. 22, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)