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Venelandia n. Some builders are embracing throwback neighborhoods with parks and shops—a movement that is planned for Doral, a western Miami-Dade city.…Doral’s potential is not hard to grasp. The city has become an enormously popular destination for Venezuelan home buyers who have taken to calling the city “Venelandia,” Pino said. [English] [full cite] (May. 4, 2005)

vent n. Professional “vents,” as they call themselves, worry who will pick up their wisecracking dummies and vocal sleight of hand when they retire or die. [English Entertainment] [full cite] (Jun. 22, 2004)

vent figure n. Klein, who lives in Nanticoke, is a trained ventriloquist. She and her puppets, or “vent figures” as they are called in the trade, perform for kids and adults throughout the area. [English Entertainment Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2008)

ventiport n. Buick’s vents also build on brand history. The company has a long tradition of “ventiports,” commonly called portholes, dating to the 1930’s. The vents on the new Lucerne send a message: three per side indicate a six-cylinder engine under the hood; four on a side signals eight cylinders. [English Automobiles & Transportation] [full cite] (Jul. 17, 2006)

ventiport n. Its styling, says GM interior design chief Dave Lyon, will feature modern interpretations of the Buick portholes (or “ventiports” as they were called in the “50s) and the “sweepspear,” the asymmetric v-shaped profile accent found on many of the brand’s cars in the ’50s and ’60s. [English Automobiles & Transportation Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 19, 2008)

veraison n. The growers thin the fruit when it’s going into veraison (a French term referring to the color change that happens as a grape is ripening), and the unripe fruit is pulled off the vine to give the more promising fruit more room to mature. [English French Food & Drink] [full cite] (Mar. 31, 2005)

verbal gratuity n. What do all servers fear? It’s the dreaded “verbal gratuity,” by which customers hope to balance a lousy tip with effusive praise. [ Language English] [full cite] (Oct. 21, 2005)

Verlet integration n. The rag doll physics are based on a simple technique called verlet integration—a bit like simulating a rope. [ Language English Subject Technology] [full cite] (Oct. 12, 2005)

vernac adj. English Medium Schools in India: alienation from families and common people? Non English mediums school kids called “vernacs” or HMT’s (Hindi Medium Type=Hindustan Machine Tools). [English India] [full cite] (May. 18, 2005)

vernac adj. They had argued and talked and laughed about what to call their parts, she hated lund and chut, how vernac and crude and vulgar she said. [English India] [full cite] (May. 18, 2005)

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