Tsunami Tuesday
n.— «Giuliani’s move is a clear bet that social conservatives’ power in the nominating process will be broken bv [sic] Tsunami Tuesday—the Feb. 5 super-primary featuring such mass-market states as New York, California and New Jersey.» —“Behind Giuliani’s Pro-Choice Gamble” by David Von Drehle Time May 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Centuries ago, monks who took a vow of silence developed their own hand signs, with hundreds of gestures, that are still in use today. Plus, how do speakers of different languages distinguish similar shades and tints of colors such as red, yellow...
Liam from San Francisco, California, is wondering about woo-woo. How did this term come to be an adjective describing beliefs or practices considered unscientific or irrational? Woo-woo likely imitates otherworldly sounds or ghostly moans. This is...