scanlation n.— «Would “Fruits Basket”—a quirky romantic comedy about a young girl who becomes the housekeeper for a family whose members are cursed to transform into animals whenever they’re embraced by members of the opposite...
drying rock n.— «At a stakeholders meeting convened Wednesday by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis, many of the experts heard a new phrase for the first time: “drying rocks.” It...
smite button n.— «The church administration then gave its officers a “smite” button to use against guests using obscene language, sparking complaints that this violent act was an affront to Christian values.» —“A Sunday...
Cots adj.— «It has adopted a new phrase, Cots (commercial, off-the-shelf), to describe its more generic approach to its products.» —“Peace tries for no layoffs as it rejigs R&D” by David Watson in Auckland, N.Z...
bukateria n.— «In 1996, a lecturer in the department of food, science and technology and the proprietor of A la-carte, a restaurant in the new bukateria of the university, was gunned down by people suspected to be secret cult members...
trend-spotting n.— «I was recently chatting with my hairdresser who was telling me she had gone on a “trend-spotting” visit to New York. She asked me, in German, how would she say the word “trend-spotting” in...