Carl in Vancouver, British Columbia, wonders if it’s incorrect to use the word meat to denote the edible part of an egg. Meat can indeed be used to denote the edible part of a nut, a fruit, or an egg. In Middle English, the word meat referred...
cappucinocracy n.— «The former fishing port of Tofino, some 40 miles north of Bamfield, has advanced in no more than a decade from a stellar destination for a few busloads of savvy bohemians to a grande-luxe place for Vancouver weekenders...
hoe-chucker n.— «The Vancouver parks board received two log-loaders yesterday from Finning Canada and Caterpillar to aid in Stanley Park’s restoration. The half-million-dollar machines, commonly called hoe chuckers, are used to play a log...
circus parking n.— «Parking lots are very expensive, too. When I first came here you could buy an Impark parking lot (for crew and circus parking) for $300 to $400.» —“Ann-Margret, Hopper, Zane to film thriller here” by...
circus parking
n.— «We can take circus parking at several of our surface locations.» —“Shooting a Movie? Easy” EasyPark Vancouver EasyFlicks Mar. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
nature-deficit disorder n.— «The real disorder lies in the society that has disengaged children from nature and imposed on them an artificial environment for which they have not evolved. Viewed from this angle, children and adults alike...