Kate from Arlington, Massachusetts, and her boyfriend disagree about how to pronounce biopic. The confusion arises in part because the -opic at the end looks like the ends of words like myopic and microscopic. It’s actually a shortening of the...
Julia in Portland heard got your six on Stargate SG-1, where Air Force characters use it to mean “I’m watching your back.” The image is an analog clock: picture yourself at the center facing 12, and 6 is directly behind you. The expression likely...
pant-load
n.— «Bell’s a pant-load as are his guests and topics.» —“Re: Art Bell” by Philip C. Farnam Usenet: sci.astro.amateur June 30, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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 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 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...