wheeler n.— «Thinking of the poor guy himself as “the wheeler” as vets in wheel chairs sometimes call themselves, over the phone to let pp know they need accomodation. “Im a wheeler” See?» —“19 Wheeler: Only In The...
CBC n.— «And CBCs (Canadian-born Chinese), or “bananas,” also commonly use the term FOB to distance themselves from new Chinese immigrants.» —“The feud and the firebomb” by San Grewal Toronto...
wildtype n.— «“Our laboratory testing of the vCT using the BD ProbeTec System revealed that the vCT was as easily detected as the ’wildtype’ CT.” “Wildtype” is the term for the common circulating strain of an...
wrap-around adj.— «I discovered another term for network airing of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments Friday morning: wrap-around coverage. Rather than focus on a single game, ESPN will switch among several games while...
owner’s suite n.— «Women are buying more homes, and women are sensitive to that terminology of the “master suite,” and they’re opting for the term “owners’ suite.”» —“To Have, Hold and Cherish, Until...
anti-fit adj.— «The big news is BIG. Anti-fit is the new terminology for the loose-fitting silhouettes expected to show up in pants this spring, according to Levi’s.» —“In short, spring, summer fashions to be just...