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unass

unass  v.— «The crew felt they would be more useful elsewhere and dismounted the tank in record time. (We called it “Unassed the vehicle.”)» —“Re: Sheridan” by Rick Pavek (kuryakin@bcstec.ca.boeing...

bang in

bang in  v.— «In Boston, when one “Bangs out,” it means to call in sick for your shift. Conversely, the police “Bang IN.”» —“Question” by gary.saffer@mondo.org (Gary Saffer) Usenet: sci.optics...

bang out

bang out  v.— «In Boston, when one “Bangs out,” it means to call in sick for your shift. Conversely, the police “Bang IN.”» —“Question” by gary.saffer@mondo.org (Gary Saffer) Usenet: sci.optics...

JND

JND  n.— «With this method, the “just-noticeable-difference,” (jnd) can be calculated.» —“Re: tone deafness?” by harnad@mind.UUCP (Stevan Harnad) Usenet: sci.med Nov. 12, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued...