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collector of injustice

collector of injustice  n.— «Federal agents investigating the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech think Seung Hui Cho displayed many of the same characteristics of a criminal behavioral profile called the “Collector of...

extended suicide

extended suicide  n.— «Suicide is usually a solitary act. But in rare cases, people who are depressed and planning to take their own lives—as appears to have been the case with Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui—commit what some...

Foakleys

Foakleys  n.— «Imitation—in this case eyewear a colleague refers to as Foakleys or faux Oakleys—is a pretty good indication of trendiness.» —“Wearable tech gizmos tend to be geeky” by Jonathan Sidener Bend...

white space

white space  n.— «Controlling white space, a military term for areas that warfighters don’t physically occupy, is another revolutionizing trend, Ozolek said. For example, GPS-directed unmanned vehicles patrol where soldiers cannot...

kiss pass

kiss pass  n.— «One of my more memorable jumps was when my wife and I first started dating and we did what’s called a kiss pass, which means that we were kissing in freefall.» —“Skydiving at VT” by James Carty in...

hunnerd-mile-an-hour tape

hunnerd-mile-an-hour tape  n.— «In General Aviation, they call it “hunnerd-mile-an-hour” tape, for obvious if not comforting reasons.» —“Re: How do I ride to work?” by Aaron Usenet: rec.bicycles...

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