beemo n.— «Neither dictionary mentions “beemo,” the mildly pejorative word for a zealous student that haunted my 1970s childhood in central Massachusetts.» —“Pixies, Sheilas, Dirtbags and Cougar Bait: Modern...
jew parking n.— «Jew Parking is believed to be derogatory term for taking up more than one parking space.» —“Facebook removes group mocking ‘Jew parking’ in Australia” Haaretz (Tel Aviv, Israel) Dec. 10, 2008...
nomicophobe n.— «The manifestation of nomicophobia goes something like this: 1. Cite any part of Scripture a professed Christian doesn’t want to hear. 2. Tell him/her that you agree with God: Christians really should believingly obey...
CO2e n.— «The IPCC has crunched the numbers and says this means a tax of about $50 levied on every metric ton of GHGs, or carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e to use their terminology).» —“We Need a Global Carbon Tax” by Ralph...
take the number 11 bus v. phr.— «“Taking the No. 11 bus” is slang for walking, with the 1’s representing your own two legs.» —“10 things you might not know about…“ by Mark Jacob Chicago Tribune Nov. 30...
valedictocracy n.— «This truly will be an administration that looks like America, or at least that slice of America that got double 800s on their SATs. Even more than past administrations, this will be a valedictocracy—rule by those who...
