toolie n. in Australia, an older man who preys on or interferes with teenagers celebrating the end of final year secondary school exams. Etymological Note: Perhaps related to tool ‘a stupid person’ by comparison with schoolie ‘a student celebrating...
dooced adj.— «The act of being canned from your job for what you have posted in a blog has recently been coined being “dooced” after an employee got fired for what she wrote about co-workers on her website dooced.com...
rowback n.— «A “rowback” is an important if little-known tool of the journalistic trade. It is the reporter’s artgum eraser. If used skillfully enough, the readers will not even realize he has made a correction...
fundagelical n.— «I was channel-surfing past some religious shows on TV today—and I realize that a lot of fundagelical preachers love to use the Book of Revelation as a tool to try scaring people.» —“saturday morning...
tip drill n. an unattractive person, male or female, esp. one who is used for sex or money. Etymological Note: There are two supposed etymologies circulating. Neither can be verified. One says tip drill refers to a practice routine by the same name...
femtosecond n.— «Other major U.S. manufacturers are looking into incorporating femtosecond machining systems into their production lines. In manufacturing, new materials are constantly appearing, and the features on all kinds of devices...
