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

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turn n. In airline parlance a 1 day trip where you fly somewhere and back again is known as a “turn”. Hence if a coworker ask me what I was doing I would tell them “I’m doing a Boston turn.” [English Jargon] [full cite] (May. 7, 2005)

turnback n. State Highway 40 between County Road 47 and U.S. Highway 12 would become a city street, if the state approves a request by the Willmar City Council. The council Monday night voted to ask the Minnesota Department of Transportation to give the city jurisdiction over that portion of Highway 40. The turnback, as the process is called, would let the city vacate a portion of Highway 40 and undertake industrial expansion projects in the former airport. [English Urban Planning & Zoning Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 20, 2006)

turret light n. None of the unmarked police cars on the street displayed “turret lights.” [English Police Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 5, 2008)

turtle n. They say signals on the mall as well as a ridge of concrete domes, also known as “turtles,” will keep motorists in line. [English Architecture Jargon] [full cite] (Mar. 7, 2006)

twenty-minute takeout n. The “security check” used by the CIA to prepare a detainee for transport on a rendition plane was described to us by one source in the American intelligence community as a “twenty-minute takeout.” His explanation was that within a very short space of time, a detainee is transformed into a state of almost total immobility and sensory deprivation. “The CIA can do three of these guys in an hour. In twenty minutes they’re good to go.” An investigating officer for the Swedish Ombudsman was struck by the “fast and efficient procedure” used by the American agents, while the Swedish interpreter who witnessed the CIA operation at Bromma Airport said simply: “It surprised me how the heck they could have dressed him so fast.” [English Government Jargon] [full cite] (May. 22, 2007)

twisting n. This would be like canceling a life insurance policy that you have been paying premiums on for 70 years and exchanging it for a brand-new policy. An insurance agent or broker who persuades you to make this switch is guilty of the unethical practice called twisting. It is unethical because you will irretrievably lose some valuable benefits you have built up for years. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 29, 2006)

two plus two n. Students avail themselves of such options as “two plus two”—attending community college for two years, then transferring to a four-year college for the remaining two—and “distance education,” in which they take courses online or otherwise seek degrees at a distance from the institution offering them. [English Education Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 2, 2007)

two-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)

two-hander n. Brad Silberling has written and directed the decidedly stripped-down “10 Items or Less,” an economical two-hander starring Morgan Freeman and “Spanglish” sensation Paz Vega. [English Movies Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 13, 2006)

tying n. The court will determine whether Illinois Tool Works (Research) violated antitrust laws under the Sherman Act by forcing consumers of its patented ink jet printer to buy a certain type of printer ink for use with its printer—a practice known as tying. [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Technology] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2005)

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