fakenger n.— «That messengers like to call each other fakengers on the internet isn’t surprising—look how often nitwits on RBT demand (apparently seriously) whether other posters who disagree with them actually ride bicycles.» —“Re: Portland:...
technology butler n.— «Brian Gullbrants, vice president for operations at Ritz-Carlton, where 10 percent of guests typically go online, said the hotel chain had moved away from relying on a single “technology butler” at each property and now trains...
oil spotted v.— «Steve McDonald (our Guitar Tech) got oil spotted. Oil spotting is when you leave someone. Steve ran in to use the phone and didn’t tell anyone so when the bus driver got there we had all been waiting for a while and just assumed...
gator arm n.pl.— «When receivers run pass patterns across the middle, they don’t like to stretch for the ball for fear of being smacked in the ribs by Swilling. “We call that ‘Gator arms’ because they try to short-arm the ball,” he says with a...
flopping n.— «Technique comes into play when clearing the bar, because you must turn your back to the bar while clearing it, a technique called flopping.» —“Library tech awarded three silver medals at National Track meet” by Derek B. Carlson in...
data smog n.— «She said most of her peers don’t know where to turn on the Internet besides free search engines. “It’s complicated,” she said. The Association of College and Research Librarians refers to it as “data smog.” Students deal with an...