marade n.— «The crowd filled between five and seven city blocks, but was smaller than in previous years, “marade” veterans said. The term for the annual event comes from the words march and parade.» —“King remembered with...
high-marking n.— «Did a practice called “high-marking” cause the avalanche that killed two Iowa men? Witnesses say the men were competing to see who could drive their snowmobile farthest up a hillside near Rocky Mountain...
smearing n.— «To make progress you have to use a technique called smearing, where you push your foot into the rock and lever yourself up for a handhold.» —“My Rocky Horror Show” News & Star (Carlisle...
beer bully n.— «Empower students to stand up to “beer bullies,” a term coined by a Florida educator. These are students who drink so aggressively that they try to bully other students into imitating or tolerating their...
snomo-skiing n.— «Ask another dozen people, and you’ll probably get a dozen different opinions of a sport alternately referred to as snowmobile skiing, sled skiing or snomo-skiing.» —“Out of bounds” by David O...