parkavenue v.— «Out of the meeting, said Karidogiannis, came a new verb—to “parkavenue” something, which was understood by all to mean embracing the tools of the Internet to support grassroots activism.» —“Merchants’...
proof-texting n.— «It seemed that anyone could really make the Bible support just about whatever they wanted it to. They could control the text, using it as a tool to prove certain beliefs (a practice often referred to as “proof-texting”)...
pain point n.— «The biggest pain point, he says, is the false positive issue. Reducing the number of false positives requires users to “tune” the IDS to ignore certain signature patterns that don’t apply to their networks...
200-mile-an-hour tape n.— «We call it 200-mile-an-hour tape. You can fix a lot of things with duct tape.» —“‘My favorite Tool’” by Pam Adams Peoria Journal Star (Illinois) Jan. 28, 1995. (source: Double...
tinterweb n.— «The marvelous thing about tinterweb is that it’s got great tools for being interested and great tools for sharing.» —“how to be interesting” Russell Davies Nov. 7, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued...
headache bar n.— «Our tools were round-pointed shovels of the common variety and a 6-foot steel pry bar that weights about 20 pounds.…One swings the steel bard (my Dad taught me to call it a “headache bar”) on a vertical...