anaspora n.— «A professor in Hawaii, however, had given it the old college try. He terms it “anaspora.” “The stem for ‘diaspora’ is speirein, meaning to scatter, and the prefix dia means apart. An antonym for ‘diaspora’...
po-po n.— «If your son has a little problems with common sense and self-control, then he isn’t exactly Mr. Right for MDMA. Or if he can’t hide his use from the po-po (police, if you didn’t know) or law.» —“Re: Mixing ecstasy with...
fairy ring n.— «Evidence of logging is best visualized by the way redwoods grow in rings, sometimes referred to as “fairy rings.” These are caused by the resprouts that grow around a stump. You can get a sense of how big the...
throw red meat v.— «Throwing red meat the other night to members of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank, Reagan said: “I hope every member of Congress will reflect on the fact that the Sandinistas have been...
haji n. an Iraqi; any Muslim, Arab, or native of the Middle East. Also hadji; attrib. Editorial Note: Haji is an honorific given to Muslims who have made a pilgrimage to Mecca, but the word often takes on a pejorative sense when used by American...
JND n.— «Many people can detect a change of only one dB, which in engineering parlance goes by an interestingly non-jargon, non-technical term called the JND, or Just Noticeable Difference.» —“Home Sense” by Mike...