English Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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watermelon n. The keynote speaker, William H. Holms, presented a talk entitled, “Wimps, Weirdos and Watermelons,” in which he stated environmentalists were just a bunch of unemployed welfare-leeching Communists. He suggested that the timber industry should join forces with the farming and mining (oil) industries and mount a “hate campaign” against the environmental community, which he portrayed as “green on the outside and red on the inside.” [English Environment Politics Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 30, 2004)

watermelon n. Major Robert D’Aubuisson, leader of the ultra right Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), likes to compare the Christian Democrats to a watermelon. “Green (the Christian Democrats’ official color) on the outside,” he says, “and red on the inside.” [English Environment Politics Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 30, 2004)

watershed n. Jargon watch: when people talk about “the watershed,” they mean the difference between 8 pm and earlier, when kids might be watching, and 9 pm, when if kids are still up, it’s their parents’ fault. Our show is probably a post-watershed show. Heidi and Sarah’s are perfect family viewing. [English Media Television Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 23, 2007)

waterspider n. A lean packing operation features ergonomically designed workcells, each outfitted with the same equipment, which support standardized work and make it easy for employees to rotate from one workstation to the next. Each workcell utilizes standard-sized boxes and has the necessary dunnage within easy reach. A dedicated material support person (a “waterspider” in lean parlance) helps replenish packaging supplies for all of the cells and loads the sealed boxes onto pallets. [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 10, 2008)

wave season n. Selling her first cruise with America’s Vacation Center in December, Kier started during what is considered to be one of the slowest periods of the year. On the eve of what the cruise industry calls “wave season,” Kier managed to generate more than $20,000 in commissions in less than 30 days. [ Language English Register Jargon] [full cite] (Jan. 12, 2006)

way back n. I dare say that most people who are parents now never rode in a car seat as children. Many of us didn’t even use the car seat belts when riding around town. We scrambled to ride in the “way back” of the family station wagon. [English United States Automobiles & Transportation Colloquial] [full cite] (Oct. 7, 2007)

Wayne n. Then down to Manchester so Jack can look at how they are cracking down on neds—or Waynes as they’re called down there. [ Language English Place United Kingdom] [full cite] (Oct. 17, 2005)

waz adj. The team name Wazwagamafs comes from waz (Marine lingo for fantastic) and “wagamafs, (wives and girlfriends and mums and families/friends). [English United Kingdom Military Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 20, 2008)

we care chair n. Jail and prison employees call it… the “we care chair,” and the “be sweet chair.”…They are referring not to the electric chair, but to a restraining device that has led to many serious abuses, including torture and death. Belts and cuffs prevent the prisoner’s legs, arms, and torso from moving. [English Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (Feb. 9, 2006)

weadle v. Blow changed his name, and Douglas Wead didn’t, but soon he may want to, if current reactions keep up. To “weadle” may soon enter the lexicon as meaning betraying an unknowing party by recording words meant for a private discussion and unleashing them in the midst of complex public moments in the process of flogging one’s book. [English Politics] [full cite] (Feb. 26, 2005)

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