graveyard spiral n.— «I don’t remember ever hearing of a single crash due to an accidental, recoverable spin. Pilots get killed in graveyard spirals…but they aren’t spins, and the root cause is not the airplane.» —“Re: American...
cornhole n.— «Cincinnati’s leisure sport par excellence has swept south and reared its head on the streets of Guatemala City. Cornhole is gaining momentum in Guatemala’s capital.» —“In corn-rich Guatemala, Cornhole is taking...
wife-in-law n.— «In regard to what word your sister should use to describe her former husband’s new spouse, we have heard a few terms to describe that relationship: You used one of them, “wife-in-law.” We have also heard the...
stepwife n.— «In regard to what word your sister should use to describe her former husband’s new spouse, we have heard a few terms to describe that relationship: You used one of them, “wife-in-law.” We have also heard the term...
mugging n.— «Before examining Nico’s psychosis though, I had to get myself psyched. On my way there, I listened to Tupac so that by the time I arrived, I was mugging (mugging- to look hard-core. Etymological root: “mug shot”)...
soup bunch n.— «“I still hope it’ll become a kitchen staple the way it is in Europe,” he says, noting that produce markets in Germany offer a popular bundle of celery root, carrots, and onions as a suppebund, or “soup bunch...