flat-water pool n.— «With apologies to Dr. Seuss, what do you call a swimming hole with no sprinklers, kerpinklers or soaking walinklers?…“In the business, we refer to it at as a flat-water pool,” says Peter Dunn of St. Louis...
meteorwrong n.— «Every day, people mail Washington University geochemist Randy Korotev pictures and packages of rocks. They want him to say that their backyard nuggets are from out of this world—and, gram for gram, worth more than gold...
middecade n.— «The other case comes from Texas, the biggest of the “red states.” Texas is defending its right to redraw its electoral districts to give the GOP more seats in Congress. Other states have signaled that if Texas’...
wig-wag n.— «On occasion, Bottini hit the red wig-wag lights behind the grille and pulled a motorist over.» —“Special Squad Fights Auto Thefts” by Andre Jackson St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Mo.) Jan...
nanopants n.pl.— «Nanotechnology is simply the most recent attempt to manipulate the basic building blocks of matter. So far, it has succeeded best in the clothing industry with the manufacture of stain-repellent material. Consumers can...
nixie fighter n.— «From a former tough, a so-called nixie fighter (an old police term for one who fights officers): “Brings back memories. Gawd, how I miss em! I was part of a crowd that proudly fought the cops outside a 7-11. I can...