quillow n.— «There are even throws that fold up and become pillows; sellers refer to them as “quillows.”» —“Throw holiday gift-giving to the wind” by Rosa Salter Rodriguez Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind...
throw n.— «Those are only the shoppers who haven’t found throws as a solution to their holiday gift-finding woes. Perhaps because of the threat of a cold winter or a cold house as Hoosiers try to save on heat, decorator throw...
frog spawn n.— «Sago—vulgur form “frogs’ spawn”—is one of those nice glutinous round pellets which comes as a dried little nodule and cooks into stuff that, well, looks like frogs’ spawn.» —“Re: What is sago...
Indiana normal n.— «“Indiana normal” is the term the Fort Wayne physician has coined to refer to the weight of many of his patients. “In a day in my office seeing patients, it’s rare that I see a patient of normal...
diabesity n.— «As a specialist in diabetes, Mastbaum may be more likely than some doctors to see heavier patients. But as one who treats the sometimes-deadly complications of the illness, he also knows that such patients are risking their...