doda n.— «Peel Regional Police would like to warn members of the public that a substance commonly known as “Doda” has been found to contain amounts of illegal opiates.…Doda is described as a greyish powder that is derived from poppy plant husks and...
chemical rapping n.— «At a subsequent press conference senior FEI officials said capsaicin was a prohibited substance because its pain-relieving properties were potentially performance-enhancing. It also had “hypersensitisation” properties: if...
menoPorsche n.—Gloss: a play on “menopause” which refers to the supposed tendency of men going through a mid-life crisis to buy impractical sports cars. «Ah, the male menoPorsche (what was that about “style over substance”?» —“Subject: Re: Crash...
doo-doo water n.— «Then there is what the department affectionately refers to as “doo-doo water,” a brackish substance used by the department that simulates the environment mosquitoes thrive in.» —“Fighting the invasion” by Kipp Hanley Potomac...
hydroseed v.— «Accompanying the installation of lifesaving guardrails along the Route 17 median in southern Orange County is an alien-green liquid that workers have been spraying on with a high-powered hose.…The process is called hydroseeding. The...
deliteracy n.— «The very purpose of this series is to combat what I call the ‘deliteracy’ of current and common culture, i.e.- the active dumbing down of art and discourse. Nowadays, many magazines that used to interview people of substance and...
