en chinga adv.— «‘Stoy aqui pero ando en chinga. Right now I’m cranking out the implementation of a Framework Based Software Synthesis system based on the Uniform Modeling Language.» —“Re: David Gleaser Donde Esta” by...
re-speaker n.— «Script Capture supplements this with a re-speak system—using recognition trained to the re-speaker’s voice—to produce transcripts for programmes for which none exists.» —“Speech Recognition in Assited and Live...
smitty n.— «My prefered method of quieting an engine is to use a short “turbo” type muffler just behind the engine. This is followed by a crossover pipe connecting the two banks together and then a “smitty” to...
vineyard seating n.— «The 2400-seat auditorium, home of the Halle Orchestra, is designed to combine the acoustic advantages of the standard “shoebox” and terraced “vineyard” seating arrangements.» —“Sound...
buscone n.— «The new system calls for Dominican and Haitian buscones, or recruiters, to go to Haiti and promise workers easy money, good housing and soft jobs.» —“Haitians feel oppression from Dominican bias” by Gregory...
tap-tap n.— «She leaves the house at 4 a.m. to catch the “tap-tap,” one of the privately-owned vans, buses, and trucks that serve as Haiti’s equivalent of public transportation. The always crowded tap-taps—coined for the two...