Greyjing n.— «When it was announced in 2001 that the 2008 Games were to be hosted by Beijing, or as many are referred to it “Greyjing,” drastic action was undertaken to improved its smoky image—it’s just not sport when athletes have to strap on...
smog v.— «Arthur Garcia had been driving the same small, 22-year-old truck to work and back for the last 12 years. But when it came time in May to get his pickup “smogged,” Californian slang for an emissions test, his local garage told him that the...
smog v.— «Vehicles which were made before 1965 are not required to be smogged for registration.» —“A student’s guide to buying a dependable used car” in San Diego State University Daily Aztec (California) Feb. 26, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued...
smog v.— «When the car was smogged (in California), it showed no carbon monoxide and 65 parts per million in raw gas.» —“Noisy Honda has him puzzled” by Bob Hagin San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Aug. 14, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued...
data smog n.— «She said most of her peers don’t know where to turn on the Internet besides free search engines. “It’s complicated,” she said. The Association of College and Research Librarians refers to it as “data smog.” Students deal with an...
vog n. volcanic smog. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)