What is an earwig? Those skinny brown insects with pinchers coming out their backsides have a reputation in folklore for crawling through people’s ears and laying eggs in their skull. But really, earwigs are just simple insects that take their...
Twinjury n.— «On May 29th, James Coleman of Bristol smacked his skull on a tree branch while filing updates to the Twitter service (or tweeting) from his Blackberry during a run. His accident spawned a new word: a “Twinjury...
talk and die syndrome n.— «Doctors have suggested that Richardson suffered from something called “talk and die” syndrome, in which bleeding that occurs between the skull and brain stem is delayed. Patients seem fine after the...
skulling n.—Gloss: Wiktionary defines this as “the act of aging a young bird by measuring the degree of ossification of its skull.” «The age of the birds can be determined by examining the feathers (color and shape), eye...
skull crusher n.— «Mike uses dumbbells instead of an EZ-bar, lowering them straight back (simultaneously) under complete control before exploding back up to, full extension and sueezing the triceps hard. “The key is to make sure...
skull crusher n.— «Incline Barbell Triceps Extension…Do not bounce the weight off of your forehead (someone once undoubtedly did, because many bodybuilders call this movement skull crushers).» —by Edward Connors Gold’s Gym...