Houses & Housing Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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tumbling n. Some Irish were able to buy tickets out of the country. “They were going to be driven off the land because they were unable to pay rent when the crops failed.…The landlord would come with a constable and do what is known as tumbling, they’d burn the house to the ground. If another neighbor took them in they’d be burned too.” [English Ireland United Kingdom Houses & Housing] [full cite] (Mar. 18, 2008)

UFROG n. Even before we moved in, my wife set the deadline of transforming our UFROG (it means unfinished room over garage) into 250 square feet of livable, workable space, which I commonly refer to as a man room. It’s not really a den as much as it’s a place where I can put my collectables, dartboards and bar equipment, which she commonly refers to as junk. [English Houses & Housing Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 17, 2006)

warm shell n. Although there are no strict definitions, “cold shells” are generally facilities where tenants may have to install bathrooms, elevators and air conditioning. But that’s not as bad as an “arctic shell,” which doesn’t have much more than a roof and exterior walls. A “warm shell” at least has bathrooms and elevators. “Tropical shells” offer amenities beyond that. [English Construction & Buildings Houses & Housing Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 16, 2007)

zomburbia n. The massive migrations from suburban America (dubbed zomburbia) is now leading to such levels of social crisis the language is changing. [English Houses & Housing Urban Planning & Zoning New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 31, 2007)

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