Droste effect n.— «At my grocery store I could only find three examples: Land O’Lakes Butter, Morton Salt and Cracker Jacks. These packages each include a picture of the package itself and are often cited by writers discussing such pop...
Israeli bandage n.— «Cpl. Fevens explained how Cpl. Robertson should cut his pants off to look for arterial bleeding that could kill him in minutes. After they determined there was none, Cpl. Robertson used something soldiers call Israeli...
McKenzie friend n.— «She was also accompanied by a solicitor, David Rosen, but he was not representing her and instead acted as a “McKenzie friend,” a legal term for someone who assists a person representing themselves...
gumbander n.— Note: “Gum band” is a term for a rubberband that is common to Pittsburgh and elsewhere in Pennsylvania. «Instead, people who are now exploring start-up or self-employment opportunities find the prospect of...
bladed stance n.— «I’m not a cop, but a bladed stance is where, rather than being directly lined up and with both feet the same distance from who you’re facing, your body is angled with one foot further away than the other. One reason...
nigglature n.— «Nigglature is fiction usually written by a Black author. (PAUSE for the CAUSE-THONG ON FIRE??? SERIOUSLY?!?!?!) Very often nigglature is self-published.…Nigglature usually involves some poor little girl from the...