Tagwinter

rehab

rehab  v.— «Topsfield Fire Chief Ronald Giovannacci said firefighting in the summer requires added safeguards. Regardless of temperature, firefighters go through a process known as “rehab.” After a certain amount of time...

opium bed

opium bed  n.— «The Backyard is punctuated with palm trees and so-called opium beds, which resemble open-sided concrete pillboxes and feature upholstered mattresses and flat-screen TVs. During the height of swim season, the poolside opium...

chatter bump

chatter bump  n.— «At the other end of the mud course was also a sharp left-hand turn with simulated chatter bumps on the pavement.» —“Dishing the dirt on safe winter driving” by Howard J. Elmer Toronto Star (Can...

Winterpeg

Winterpeg  n.— «Insingizi chose to spend a week in Winnipeg (dis)affectionately known to many in Canada as Winterpeg. We think they knew what those of us in Winnipeg know—cold weather leads to a passion for things to speed the winter along...

half-back

half-back  n.— «In South Carolina, they’re commonly known as half-backs, or those winter tourists who went down to Florida, realized it was too crowded, and came half-way back up.» —“Winter guests flock to coast” by Lauren...

spooty

spooty
 adj.— «Here’s the Porsche getting uncovered from the spooty winter weather!» —“DSC01860″ by Johnny C. Storm (Emily) in Belmond, Iowa Flickr Dec.15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)