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

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atmospheric n. The hard part to deal with is that women and children shop in markets, so the person who planned and executed the bombing was clearly targeting women and children. I had been in that exact market only days earlier meeting vendors, talking to locals and collecting “atmospherics.” [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 19, 2007)

audiation n. “My goal is to teach kids to hear a sound in their head without that sound being made,” he said. The process is called “audiation.” [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Music] [full cite] (Oct. 11, 2005)

audio puppeteering n. To that end Mr. Stanton enlisted the man who created the grammar of the “Star Wars” robot R2D2, the veteran sound designer Ben Burtt. Mr. Stanton wrote a conventional script—“Hi, I’m Wall-E”—and Mr. Burtt essentially translated the dialogue into robot, something he calls “audio puppeteering.” [English Entertainment Movies Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 22, 2008)

augmentee n. The transferred personnel are called “augmentees” in Pentagonese. According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Navy is putting about 10,000 personnel—from enlisted through officer ranks up to captain—through 12-day basic-training courses to give them Army uniforms and teach them how to use guns and drive trucks. [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 14, 2006)

availability entrepreneur n. Today’s interpreters of the weather are what social scientists call availability entrepreneurs: the activists, journalists and publicity-savvy scientists who selectively monitor the globe looking for newsworthy evidence of a new form of sinfulness, burning fossil fuels. [English Science Jargon] [full cite] (Jan. 1, 2008)

avalanching n. APDs are devices that detect incoming laser light from transmitters, convert that light into electrical signal and amplify that signal internally by a process known as avalanching, thus enhancing the receiver sensitivity. [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Technology] [full cite] (Oct. 9, 2005)

B-car n. A “B-car” in global industry parlance, it is what we call a subcompact—a market segment in which the auto maker is not currently represented. [English Automobiles & Transportation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 12, 2006)

B-scan n. With New York psychologist Dr Paul Babiak, Prof Hare has developed a new 107-point questionnaire to identify which desks those smooth-talking “snakes in suits” might be hiding behind. The “B-Scan,” which stands for Business Scan, was designed by them. It follows on from the “P-Scan” which is now considered to be the standard test for detecting criminals with psychopathic leanings. [English Business Health Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 2, 2004)

babyface turn n. Booker T languished in mid-card programs—yet gradually began winning over fans with his charisma and humor. After a brief run with the New World Order, he was bounced from the heel group, cementing his babyface turn. [English United States Entertainment Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 18, 2004)

babyface turn n. Meltzer called McMichael’s May PPV tussle with the Packers’ Reggie White “easily the worst match of this or many other years.” Don’t be surprised if a major storyline twist (read babyface turn) occurs soon. [English United States Entertainment Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 18, 2004)

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