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root shock n. In addition to her clinical and teaching duties, Dr. Fullilove is the author of Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America, and What We Can Do About It, which takes a powerful look at the effects of urban renewal on African Americans. She coined the term “root shock” to describe the devastating effects of forced displacement. [New or Nonce] [full cite] (Feb. 15, 2007)

root shock n. Residents say they do miss having a neighborhood with familiar faces to greet, familiar foods to eat, and no fear of being forced out of their homes. It was Dr. Mindy Fullilove, a professor of clinical psychiatry and public health at Columbia University, who called the feeling “root shock” because, she said, its effects are similar to what happens to uprooted plants. She describes it as “the pain of losing one’s beloved neighborhood.” [English Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Jun. 13, 2008)

ropes course n. The six towers, reaching 42 feet at their tallest, are for what’s called a ropes course. The idea behind the course is to promote leadership and teamwork skill. [English] [full cite] (Oct. 7, 2006)

roquero n. Cliques are split by taste in music or country of origin, including roqueros (Spanish rock fans) and charros (who listen to traditional country Mexican tunes). [Spanish United States Colorado] [full cite] (Jul. 25, 2004)

rorikon n. Hagino was inspired to turn his relationship with the alleged victim from friendship to fiendship because of a “Rorikon,” the contracted Japanese word for “Lolita Complex,” the local parlance for pedophilia. [ Language Japanese Place Japan Subject Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Dec. 16, 2005)

Rorschach audio n. Williamson, a 47-year-old former cleaner, is a dedicated collector of “electronic voice phenomena,” commonly known as EVP—the mysterious voices or voice-like sounds, often distorted amid other extraneous noise, which can crop up on tape recordings, broadcasts, even telephone answering machines.…EVPs are sometimes referred to as “Rorschach audio,” after the psychological test in which subjects read their own interpretation of inkblot images. [English] [full cite] (Jan. 3, 2005)

rose stem n. George Scott, a business owner who represents the Upper Albany Merchants Association, said he and other leaders in Hartford’s North End also are trying to get merchants to stop selling drug paraphernalia such as the miniature glass cylinders containing decorative plastic roses, commonly called “rose stems,” that are used as crack pipes. “Rose stems” have been sold at gasoline stations and convenience stores throughout Hartford and at stores in suburban towns. [English Drugs] [full cite] (Apr. 19, 2007)

rosh katan n. “Rosh Katan,” translated as a “small mind” it’s similar to be narrow-minded, but has more meanings. when someone is “Rosh Katan,” it means that he won’t do anything unless told to. it means that he won’t care for anything unless it hurts him. [Hebrew Israel] [full cite] (Feb. 4, 2005)

rosh katan n. This is all part of the phenomenon Israelis call Rosh Katan, literally “small head,” an increasing concern with one’s own personal life. [Hebrew Israel] [full cite] (Feb. 4, 2005)

rosh katan n. Senior commanders have suggested recently that the demoralization and the Rosh Katan (anti-involvement) doctrine of anti-volunteerism have been potentiated by cuts in training time due to pressures of budget and border/territories patrol priorities. [Hebrew Israel] [full cite] (Feb. 4, 2005)

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