vision strip n.— «Indeed, during the 1970s, many districts, including San Diego Unified, began to construct new schools with no windows. Educators argued that windows prevented students from concentrating; architects of these schools...
suicide n.— «Otherwise, they may be in for some punishing “suicides.” Wallace, who coaches sixth-through eighth-grade girls at the Palomar Family YMCA, uses the term for running extra laps.» —“Coach urges accountability...
man dress n.— «The Kia driver, a fierce-looking Iraqi in a head scarf and what the troops call a “man dress,” glares at Mears and honks defiantly.» —“Days Deprived And On Edge” by David Wood in Baghdad...
flyrock n.— «Rock unexpectedly blown outside a construction zone is commonly called flyrock.» —“Rock from blast lands in house” Union-Tribune (San Diego, California) Nov. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
speleotherapy n.— «Being sent to the salt mines was a fate worse than death for dissidents in the old Soviet Union—now they’re being used to cure kids of asthma. Children are sent to Solotvino, Ukraine, to spend a few hours a day 900ft...
snorkel box n.— «It’s tough to drive up and mail a letter when there is no drive-up letter box. The snorkel boxes, as the Postal Service calls them, have stood at Third and Union for decades.» —“Tunnel Vision Curbs Downtown Drive-Up...