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

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telltale n. They’ve got a “tell-tale” tracking needle on the tachometer. Shows you the highest RPM a driver just reached on the track. [English Automobiles & Transportation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 17, 2004)

telltale n. The replacement part turns on a little telltale next to the odometer display indicating that the part has been replaced. [English Automobiles & Transportation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 17, 2004)

ten-foot experience n. It’s what Microsoft refers to as the “10-foot” (sofa-based) experience as opposed to the “two-foot” (desktop) experience, and it’s something that the company is keen to promote. [English Technology Jargon] [full cite] (May. 29, 2005)

tenant command n. The sailor was assigned to what’s known as a tenant command, a unit that’s located on base but is not part of the chain of command. [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2007)

tennis tail n. Like in the original Lacoste’s design, sometimes a tennis shirt is cut so that the back hangs a few centimeters lower than the front also known as a “tennis tail.” The longer tail is meant to keep the shirt tucked into the back of a man’s tennis shorts when he is bent over to survey the court. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 10, 2007)

tequila effect n. The panic began to spread in what came to be called the “tequila effect”, creating instability in other developing economies in the region and beyond. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 5, 2004)

Texas barrier n. With the addition of bike paths and sidewalks, and no design refinements to the cookie-cutter railing (a “Texas barrier,” in highway engineers’ parlance), the new bridge is basically still just a 50-foot-wide swath of concrete. [English Automobiles & Transportation Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 20, 2006)

theranostics n. A new term has entered the pharmaceutical developer’s glossary: theranostics. This word, created by the diagnostics company PharmaNetics, defines the development of diagnostic tests that can identify which patients are most suited for a drug and provide feedback on how well the drug is working. [English Drugs Health Medical Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 24, 2004)

thermal roughening n. In February, crews started blasting the sidewalks with a blowtorch—or “thermal roughening,” as they call it—to burn away the slippery top layer of stone. [English Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 18, 2008)

thermokarst n. Nearby were the outlines of other, even bigger holes, which, Romanovsky told me, had been filled with gravel by the local public-works department. The holes, known as thermokarsts, had appeared suddenly when the permafrost gave way, like a rotting floorboard. [English Science Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 25, 2005)

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