skylab n.— «The sole means of public transport is a motorcycle service, which someone with a curious sense of humor dubbed “the Skylab.” Skylabs appear a few times a day. Up to five people, including women holding infants...
poolee n.— «On a Saturday morning in early July, the new Marine recruits (“poolees” in Corps jargon) stand on the Bronx sidewalk in two lines of six apiece.» —“Want to Die for Your Country?” by Daniel...
farmer blow n.— «My nose is really running now, in embarrassing amounts. When I excuse myself from the group for a hefty farmer blow, I see four trees of the same girth.» —“Romancing the stash” by Geoffrey...
death cookie n.— «Meanwhile, cyclist Dave Davies said the junction of Nootka and Village Way is designed in such a way that gravel is spewed into the intersection. These “death cookies,” as he called them in his letter to council, build...
age-in-place adj.— «Like Mrs. Kilgour, Mrs. Stechyshyn has made what is known as an “age-in-place condominium” her choice of home. Hearthstone and the Village by the Arboretum are the first wave of a new form of real estate...
greenspacing n.— «Flooded neighborhoods like Gentilly and New Orleans East angrily rejected “greenspacing,” the term for essentially removing people and houses permanently.» —“Building Blocks” by Anya...