Language from inside a monastery. A Benedictine monk shares terms from his world: For example, corporate prayer refers to praying as a group, not urging shares to return dividends. And did you know there’s a term of art for those annoying add...
Among knitters, SABLE is an acronym for “Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy,” a joking reference to “a supply of yarn so huge that there’s no way you could possibly knit it all before you die.” This is part of a...
Teaching our children, and some advice for writers. Suppose your child is eager to tackle a difficult subject–ancient Greek, for example–but you know his reach exceeds his grasp? The challenge is to support the child’s curiosity...
porno-stache
n.— «Did I mention Vince Vaughn has a porno-stache?» —“‘Starsky’ cuffs comedy old-school style” by Josh Harrison in University of Nebraska U-Wire Mar. 5, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)