shotgun v. to try a variety of methods; to make repeated attempts; to take an indiscriminate approach; to be scattershot. Editorial Note: Besides the obvious “to kill or shoot with a shotgun,” a more common meaning of to shotgun is...
hat-raacked v.— «The pineapple variety was the “most precocious,” they said. After sustaining server cold damage in 1962, the trees were “hat-racked” by pruning in 1963.» —“Global Citrus Session Examines...
bunny chow n.— «A bunny chow is simply a filling meal, where you cut bread into two halves. You then scoop out the soft part of the bread, you fill the space created with a variety of curries, and put back the soft part on top of the...
renditta n.— «Thanks to a variety of factors like better yarn lustre and lower renditta count (the term for the quantity of cocoon required to produce one kg of silk yarn), cross-breeds have gained in popularity with silkworm rearers in...
Katrina crud n.— «Harold “Buz” Olsen, the city’s community and economic development director, said between 40 and 80 patients a day visit the clinic for a variety of injuries and illnesses, including the nagging respiratory...
colorscript n.— «Colorscripts are horizontal scene panels produced in a variety of mediums, from marker to pastel to paint and collage, which convey the animator’s vision for lighting, mood, and even costumes for a particular scene. In...