chill suit n.— «In an effort to preserve her brain function, doctors at Oklahoma Heart Hospital put Jill in what’s called a “chill suit.” “We moved directly to this induced hypothermia, which is basically a refrigerated suit that we wrap around the...
stick drink n.— «Want to try a stick drink? They can be quite good, you know. The term is, I believe, quite new—though the concept is not—and it’s used to describe drinks in which some of the ingredients are muddled. With a stick. Most people call...
femtocell n.— «RadioFrame Networks of Redmond has been at the forefront of this development, working since 1999 on building a miniature cell site—what’s called a femtocell—that plugs into a consumer’s home broadband network to create a strong...
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 Weiss Village Voice (New York City) Jan. 30...
pump out v. phr.— «A few days later, he leaves for Camp Geiger in North Carolina for infantry school, which lasts about a month. Now, he’s there training to be a rifleman, his specialty. According to Hess, George could “pump out” to Iraq as early...
sibling family n.— «Mullins’s film follows two “sibling families”: families where both parents have died from AIDS and so the eldest children must take care of the younger.» —“AIDS Documentaries Want You To Fight Back” by Brian Gibson Vue...
