spinon n.— «Just as the body and wheels of a car are thought to be intrinsic parts of a whole, incapable of separate and independent actions, i.e., the body goes right while the wheels go left, so, too, are electrical charge and spin...
holon n.— «Just as the body and wheels of a car are thought to be intrinsic parts of a whole, incapable of separate and independent actions, i.e., the body goes right while the wheels go left, so, too, are electrical charge and spin...
firecrotch n.— «Jamie’s hair is kind of reddish too. What, Steve can’t find a brunette or even a bottle-blond in all of New York City? Ugh—he probably has some weird fetish.…“Firecrotch” was how my friend Jason explained the...
repot v.— «Mr. Cooley cited a theory of Ernest C. Arbuckle, a former chairman of Wells Fargo who continues to sit on its board. Mr. Arbuckle urges that “you should repot yourself every 10 years.”» —“Wells Fargo’s Ex-Chief...
jade berg n.— «On the bridge this morning Tim the second mate spotted a “jade” berg. These are quite rare and distinctive for their opaque jade colour. This one was smallish and rounded like river stone. While no one is really...
pimp v. (by senior medical personnel) to badger a student doctor with medical questions (as a teaching method). Editorial Note: The more common meanings of to pimp are well-defined elsewhere. Etymological Note: The theory posited in the 1997...