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...
moodle n.— «Ms. Pivovarova is just one of many women from the former Soviet Union who now dominate the catwalks, women with the customary tiny heads, attenuated limbs, near absence of emotional affect and identical back story. (Like all...
gist v.— «Twenty-or-so years ago, I was a young airman maintaining the Transportable Ground Intercept Facility-II (TGIF-II) at Metro Tango, a site located about 10 klicks north of the former Hahn Air Base (now Frankfurt-Hahn International...