beer thirty n.— «On a recent Friday evening at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Kyle Field, 22, and his friends were watching television in an off-campus house when the clock struck 8:30. “Beer thirty!” someone yelled...
monkmobile n.— «A monk shows how he can collect alms and remain protected in a prototype “monkmobile,” developed to protect Buddhist monks in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand from attacks in Bangkok.» —“Armed for...
didymo n.— «Didymosphenia geminata, or didymo, was first identified in Southland’s Mararoa and lower Waiau Rivers in October last year—the first time it had been found in the Southern Hemisphere.» —“‘Rock snot’ found in...
appeteaser n.— «Other “appeteasers,” as they call them, include the addictive sweet-potato fries with applesauce, dense corn and black-eyed pea fritters with green chili cheese dip, and crunchy, fluffy hush puppies.» —“When times are...
madea n.— «Perry’s most successful creation is Madea, a recurring character who is a large, elderly woman with a bad wig and humongous breasts. Her name, a southern colloquialism for “grandmother,” comes from combining the...
guzzler n.— «Water development projects, also known as guzzlers, are artificial water sources placed in remote mountain ranges of Southern Nevada.» —“Banquet Scheduled” Nevada Department of Wildlife July 6, 2004...