June gloom n.— «Try “June Gloom”—an annual atmospheric party pooper that locals know all too well. It typically turns the expected clear skies of summer into a veritable wet blanket.» —“‘Gloom’ is always there” by...
thug-love duet n.— «This summer brings a wild array of contenders, upholding or overturning thug-love precedent. The charts are full of couples: some make rash promises, some trade boasts, some simply flirt. One performer has found a way...
rubblize v.— «The road is about 25 years old, Biebel said, and the work involves breaking up the old concrete pavement to create a new road base, a process called “rubblizing,” and paving the street over with new asphalt. New...
DMW n.— «The stock, after initially rebounding under Pressler from $10 a share to $25, has since drifted back down to $18. Same-store sales have declined for 18 of the past 21 months. By summer 2005, Pressler was referred to as...
netroot n.— «If Brown had announced a decision to enter the U.S. Senate race over the summer when he was being recruited by the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, he likely wouldn’t be facing a primary challenger and the...
tombstoning n.— «Devon coastguards have condemned a dangerous new summer craze of “tombstoning,” which involves jumping off cliffs into the sea from higher and higher points, and which, they say, has been inspired by Pepsi Max...