Territory handshake n.— «In the film Australia, being filmed at Darwin’s Stokes Hill Wharf, screen veteran Bill Hunter’s character welcomes Nicole Kidman’s English aristocrat to the Territory with a pat on the bum. The cheeky pat, dubbed...
walltop n.— «Five hours later I turned my laptop into a digital picture frame. Coined as a “walltop” by one of the first that was widely publicized (here), it is just a plain old laptop with the screen being displayed in a picture frame...
grassing n.— «Neil Sheehan, a spokesman with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said the older of the two Salem units had reached 80 percent power when operators had to shut it down due to what the industry calls grassing. “You have...
lunch packet actor n.— «I started off as what was known as a “lunch packet” actor—in rolls that you would hardly notice. In fact I can’t still find myself in my first film Kristhu Charithaya where I played one of Jesus’...
swiper n.— «Some venues have even resorted to installing ID card machines, known to security as “swipers.” “The first thing we do is swipe the card, and it shows exactly what the card should say on the screen,” says Mario, bouncer...
chimping v.— «Digital photography has spread so quickly among photo journalists that the term “chimping” was coined. It’s when a photographer examines the images on his camera’s screen using his thumbs to manipulate controls...