Nanhatten Project n.— «Although Phoenix sketched out some design ideas for a desktop nanofactory in his report, he acknowledges that—short of a big-budget “Nanhatten Project,” as he calls it—a working nanofactory is at least a...
menstrosity n.— «You know how women get menstrual. Well I was thinking of a word that can work on men most of all, as well as women.When someone get’s really pissed off say this. Are you having a menstrosity. There ya go. Word of the day...
fan service n.— «Now we come to The Matrix. Fans of this movie are a different lot. Not only do you have to satisfy their craving for gee-whiz visual effects, you also have to live up to their lofty expectations of what has been called...
Susmaryosep n.— «There are times when she is very funny because she even translates Filipino terms like “Susmaryosep”. » —“From Acceptable to Exceeds Expectations” by Paulemeric To Live Without...
grooming call n.— «“Grooming calls”—those calls made just to say hi, to let someone know you’re thinking of them—can release healthy endorphins. The report calls the mobile “an antidote to urban alienation...
pipe v.— «He writes in the style of the metro column, a genre that has included some of the best newspaper writing ever, but also its share of “piping,” making stuff up in the tradition of Damon Runyon, who wrote fiction. (One...