hub dot n.— «The inside of this insert contained the actual Blu-ray disk. The disk was attached to the cardboard with a so-called “hub dot,” a small foam button used to fasten CDs and DVDs to all kinds of surfaces...
cordcutting n.— «CordcuttingThe reason you haven’t seen me writing about the phenomenon of “cordcutting”—ending one’s cable subscription and watching all TV shows online—is that I hadn’t seen much more than anecdotal evidence...
recess-ipe
n.— «Recess-ipes: 10 meals for $10 each.» —CNN.com Feb. 6, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
flashtard n.— «The problem is in a lot of cases it’s just going to be used and abused by people who have no business designing websites in the first place—you know, the people commonly known as “flashtards.” After all there’s...
Obamanomics n.— «Even financial cabler CNBC has a play, tagging a segment last week “Obamanomics.”» —“Hail to the campaign coin” by Michael Learmonth Variety Jan. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued...
DK n.— «Of course there are the other 10 percent of passengers, what he calls the “frumps, humbugs, and nasties,” as well as the DKs (the police radio code for drunks, which Clements refers to as “the...
