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lesbian bed death

lesbian bed death  n.— «The talk I heard was exclusively about relationships and careers, subjects ranging from lesbian “bed death” (translation: domestic sexual ennui) and “toxic men,” mostly those who have never been married or ever had a long...

Miami Model

Miami Model  n.— «Many say they don’t want to subject themselves again to heavy-handed police tactics on display in Miami last fall during protests over the Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement—an aggressive approach to activists now referred...

sousveillance

sousveillance  n.— «An international coalition that includes artists, scientists, engineers, scholars, and others is declaring December 24, to be “World Sousveillance Day”, or “World Subjectrights Day”.» —“FW: “World Sousveillance Day”...

veepicide

veepicide  n.— «The subject of the piece was whether President Bush would dump Vice President Cheney from the ticket.Hellip;In order to qualify as news, veepicide stories should be anchored to something real.» —“All the Rumors Fit To Print” by Jack...

güey

güey  n.— «It comes with the service, so everyone in the city walks around with their phones blabbering away on the radio while every innocent bystander must be subjected to hearing, “que paso anoche guey.” Then *beep* “pos nada guey, fui a Chamucos...

twidget

twidget  n.— «At this evening’s muster, ET2 Fred Larousse, one of Cushing’s twidgets—electronic technicians—and the senior man on the BAF, was holding forth on the subject of security alerts.» —by Douglas Morgan Tiger Cruise Mar. 1, 2002. (source:...