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Airplane book, thrival
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: airplane book n. a short, easy-to-read book. thrival n. doing well in a place, at an occupation, or at an undertaking; the act of thriving.
Data exhaust, gate fever
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: data exhaust n. the incidental statistics and information that accumulate when people interact with a system, process, or event, such as when tracking visitor interaction on a web site. gate fever n. in the U.K., a prisoner’s growing preoccupation with leaving jail as a scheduled release date…
Soft-roader, freshmore
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: soft-roader n. a sports utility vehicle styled to look like it is built for off-road driving but which is not really capable of it or suitable for it. freshmore n. a student in the second year of high school without enough credits to take sophomore classes.
Victory-lapper, fil-lim
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: victory-lapper n. a high school student who takes more than four years to graduate. A similar term at the college level is super senior. fil-lim n. a movie believed to be important or to have a significant message. From an exaggerated pronunciation of “film.” This term seems…
Panamax, pobber
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: Panamax n. a cargo ship built to be small enough to go through the Panama Canal. pobber n. in West Africa, a policeman who robs people. Police + robber.
Nonprofit Foundation To Save Word ‘Schmuck’
The Onion: Mel Brooks Starts Nonprofit Foundation To Save Word ‘Schmuck’. Saying he could no longer stand idly by while a vital part of American culture is lost forever, activist and Broadway producer Mel Brooks has founded a private nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the word “schmuck.”
Stewburner, computon
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: stewburner n. a person who works in a naval commissary. computon n. in information technology, a measure of power or capacity of devices or systems such as storage, networks, or computer processors. The more common spelling is “computron.”
Doll husband, slumber room
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are: doll husband n. a man with a social or emotional attachment to a life-sized, realistic female doll. slumber room n. the room in a funeral home in which a body lies prior to visitation.
Words of the year: there’s no problem here
I’m sorry to say that I’ve been made to look like a bit of a spoiler in this article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. I do not think “all this effort to identify the key word of the year is worth very little.” I do think “it’s just folks having fun.” It’s important fun and it’s…
Everyone has a crush on Erin McKean
The fellow at Undress Me Robot isn’t the only one with a crush on my friend an colleague Erin McKean (who is married, has a cute little boy, and will probably respond to your belles lettres d’amour with a polite and pert “Thanks!”). There is this person. And this one. And this one, too. Portfolio…