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scope dope n. So what exactly is an air battle manager? The term is new, when I was first in the radar business the title was air weapons controller (sometimes referred to as “scope dope”). (Nov. 18, 2008) [full citation…]

platespeak n. Is one of Britain’s best-loved dialects, the curious language of personalised number plates, heading for oblivion?…Those who cannot afford the best plates have been forced to use a bit of ingenuity to get close to the word or words they really want. Such owners rely on “platespeak,“ as it is known in the business, to compose their unique signage—substituting a “5” for an “S,“ for example, a “4” for an “A,“ and so on. (Nov. 18, 2008) [full citation…]

triggerfish n. A cell site simulator, digital analyzer, or a triggerfish can electronically force a cellular telephone to register its mobile identification number (“MIN,“ i.e., telephone number) and electronic serial number (“ESN,“ i.e., the number assigned by the manufacturer of the cellular telephone and programmed into the telephone) when the cellular telephone is turned on. (Nov. 18, 2008) [full citation…]

belay slave n. The technical term for the climber who goes first is the “leader”; that’s the climber on the “sharp” end of the rope—the end you can hurt yourself on. The term for the climber who holds the rope and follows the route is “belay slave.“ (Nov. 16, 2008) [full citation…]

blend wall n. Two members of Growth Energy said shipping and cost constraints could discourage further blending of ethanol with gasoline as soon as 2009, a situation the ethanol industry calls hitting the “blend wall.“ (Nov. 16, 2008) [full citation…]

bliss point n. Faced with insistent demands to lower the salt, food companies employ three strategies. Strategy No. 1 is to try to reduce sodium. Manufacturers say they can’t do this easily. Unless products are salty enough—reaching what the industry calls the “bliss point”—people will not buy them. (Nov. 16, 2008) [full citation…]

shall state n. Applicants also must meet state and federal requirements for possessing firearms—they cannot be under indictment or convicted of a felony, have a mental health history, be convicted of domestic violence, among others. Iowa is what is known as a “may” state, which means the issuing agency—in this case, the county sheriff—has full discretion on who gets a permit. Some people are pushing for Iowa to become a “shall” state, which means applicants who meet set criteria would have to be issued a permit, removing the discretion of the sheriffs. (Nov. 16, 2008) [full citation…]

shralping n. Longboarding has become something more than just a way to get around for Olschner and Grow, it’s now something they consider a part of them. “I started riding to ride, I had no destination, just the sensation of carving under my feet,” Olschner said. They even coined a term for it: Shralping. “Shralping is longboarding with no destination, just cruising,” Grow said. (Nov. 15, 2008) [full citation…]

keister v. The inmates know officials are looking for the phones and are going to great lengths to hide them, he said. It’s tough, officials admit, because some of the phones are small enough to be, in prison parlance, “keistered.“ (Nov. 15, 2008) [full citation…]

Xoogler n. Many of the Xooglers (the name is a contraction of ex-Googlers but is pronounced “zooglers”) are young, entrepreneurial and, thanks to Google’s soaring success, wealthy enough to start their own second acts. (Nov. 13, 2008) [full citation…]

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