tranoe n.— «Metalux’s unique sound partially derives from their gear. Besides guitars and synthesizers, the two use a reel-to-reel tape machine and something invented by Baltimore instrument inventor Peter B. called a “tranoe”...
frankenbite n.— «The reality stories have a beginning and middle and end, shaped by writers who are called not writers but “story editors” or “segment producers,” who use the expression “frankenbites”...
wedgie bike n.— «The way recumbent riders make it sound, traditional bikes are just one step up from the torture rack. One common name is “wedgie bike.”» —“Sit Back & Enjoy The Ride” by Stephanie...
snack-a-ceutical n.— «It may sound more like something chic French women use to remove unsightly body hair than a drink, but Sveltesse Optimise is one of a new breed of products—snack-a-ceuticals, to coin a neologism—that promises to...
granny cell n.— «In vision, the search for a “granny cell”—a cell that fired only when you saw granny (or some other such complex object)—proved fruitless, so we are probably not going to detect a “Bach cell” or a...
ding-ding n. a streetcar or trolley. Editorial Note: Athough this term is specific to Hong Kong, in Japan streetcars are sometimes called chin chin densha, meaning ‘ding ding trains.’ Etymological Note: Imitative of the sound of a bell. (source:...