solastalgia n.— «Solastalgia describes the pain experienced when the place a person lives is under assault and destruction, a loss of a sense of belonging to a particular place and a sense of desolation about its disappearance.…He...
pop a splint v. phr.— «The injury is in the area behind the knee, and is caused by too much stress on a bone that results in its outer covering becoming inflamed. In racing parlance, it’s called “popping a splint...
orphan disease n.— «The WHO has termed genetic and orphan diseases (an orphan disease is defined as a condition that affects less than 200,000 people nation-wide) as a major future health challenge.» —“Stress on diagnostic...
floacist n.— «The set boasts what Marsha Ambrosia, right, describes as “poetic delivery with musical intent.” Natalie Stewart adds, “[Our material is] like poetry, but it’s like you’re flowing. My flow goes with Marsha’s...
spasskultur n.— «There has been much talk in recent months of the emerging Spasskultur—roughly translatable as “fun ethos,” and not to be confused with Leitkultur. The latter is an undefined mishmash of traditional German...
leitkultur n.— «There has been much talk in recent months of the emerging Spasskultur—roughly translatable as “fun ethos,” and not to be confused with Leitkultur. The latter is an undefined mishmash of traditional German...