go dumb v. phr.— «His hit single “Tell Me When to Go” (featuring Keak Da Sneak) resonates with the freestyle dance culture, in which dancers try to go “dumb.” Going “dumb” is a term used to describe off...
Harvard sentence n.— «Verizon uses Harvard sentences—phonetically-balanced sentences developed by electrical engineers—to test signal quality. These special sentences use specific phonemes at the same rate they appear in English...
pimp v.— «I can’t say how long the term “pimping” has been used in medical circles but I first heard the term six years ago when I began working at a teaching hospital. The term comes from the fact that the clinical...
coastie n.— «Drawing outside attention to the campus Coastie phenomenon, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printed Megan Twohey ’s article, The Great ‘Coastie Divide ” in Nov. 2005. Twohey never mentioned that it was once more common on our...
1v1 n.— «The Falcons will greatly benefit from her offensive skills and direct approach in 1v1 situations.» —“BGSU Announces 2006 Women’s Soccer Recruiting Class” Bowling Green State University (Ohio) Feb. 2...
transmale n.— «It’s only been about four years now that I’ve really started identifying as a transmale…Transmale is another term for female to male, so transmale would be wanting to transition into a male identity...