earthquake lights n.pl.— «Piccardi explained that frictional heating, electron emissions, luminescence resulting from sound, and electrical charge changes that momentarily turn rocks into semiconductors all can result in what he and the U...
zot
v.— «A real unpleasant zotting and frying sound of bugs being decommissioned just overhead.» —by David Foster Wallace A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again Feb. 1, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
frankenbite n. in the making of reality television shows, several recorded clips edited seamlessly together. Etymological Note: Frankenstein’s monster + sound bite. Franken is a classic portmanteau word that, no matter where it is attached, connotes...
sisomo n.— «Robert’s has also coined a word for marketing in the screen age, “sisomo,” and written a book about it entitled “The Future On Screen. Sisomo. Creating Emotional Connections in the Market with Sight, Sound...
perp n. a pup or puppy; a dog. Also purp. Editorial Note: In the 1958 citation, “Perp” is the name of a dog. In the 1959 source, a dog is pictured wearing a cowboy hat. Etymological Note: Probably due to r-epenthesis (also known as...
twitch v.— «The fiercely competitive annual event involves teams racing around the state trying to “twitch” (identify through sight or sound) as many bird species as possible in 24 hours.» —“Twitchers’ weekend on the...