jade berg n.— «On the bridge this morning Tim the second mate spotted a “jade” berg. These are quite rare and distinctive for their opaque jade colour. This one was smallish and rounded like river stone. While no one is really...
noforn adj.— «In addition to being classified secret, the road map is also stamped noforn, meaning it cannot be shared even with our allies.» —“The Man Who Sold the War” by James Bamford Rolling Stone Nov. 17...
dirka dirka interj. a mimicry of spoken Arabic; also attributive, connoting things Muslim, Arabic, or Middle Eastern, or those related to terrorists or terrorism. Editorial Note: This expression is often, but not always, derogatory. Etymological...
dirka-dirka interj.— «We have in the movie all the terrorists talk basically in this Arabic gibberish which they just go, you know, “Dirka-dirka, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali,” and they talk like—”Muhammad jihad,” and...
throw bones v. phr.— «He’s weary of seeing drug buys in his own driveway—cocaine dealers from gangs such as the North Pole, Stone Cold Gunaz and Bush Rod Boyz “throwing bones,” as the street parlance goes.» —“A Lonely...
South Park conservative n.— «A coinage of Andrew Sullivan’s, the South Park Conservative is, like the hit Comedy Central show from Matt Stone and Trey Parker, opposed to political correctness and more likely to ridicule than observe the...