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ROVA n. There just wasn’t one in what people call “ROVA” [rest of Virginia]. [Virginia English Slang Acronym] [full cite] (Nov. 9, 2007)

roval n. The Pocono Triangle—Typically referred to as a “roval,” Pocono Raceway is one of the most unique tracks that the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series travels to. With its long straights and three distinct corners, Pocono Raceway is a puzzle for most teams and crew chiefs. [English Automobiles & Transportation Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 21, 2006)

ROW n. The US will find itself tractor-beamed by the Europeans and the Rest of the World—or ROW, as it’s called in Washington—into many various big-spending plans, Marshall as well as martial. [English Politics Acronym] [full cite] (Feb. 2, 2005)

ROW n. The sheriff’s office in Aspen calls it “R.O.W.”—shorthand for “the rest of the world”—when deputies get tied up on time-consuming, costly special assignments when some prestigious figure from beyond the Roaring Fork Valley comes knocking. [English Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 27, 2006)

rowback n. A week ago, Kinnock began a famous rowback that I read about in the London newspapers last Monday morning. He still wanted to get rid of the Trident submarine missile systems contracted by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he said in a television interview, “but the fact is that it does not have to be something for nothing. The fact is now that it can be something for something.” [English] [full cite] (Sep. 3, 2004)

rowback n. A “rowback” is an important if little-known tool of the journalistic trade. It is the reporter’s artgum eraser. If used skillfully enough, the readers will not even realize he has made a correction. [English Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

rowback n. The smoking ban, due to come into force in January, yesterday dominated nearly two hours of debate at the weekly Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting. However, Mr Martin rejected all calls for a rowback and insisted that the Government had no option but to go ahead with the ban. [English Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

rowback n. Have you read Okrent on that “squirrelly journalistic dance step known to old-timers as a ‘rowback’ “? That’s when a news outlet tries to cover up an erroneous story with a new story that conveniently neglects to mention the first one. [English Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

rowdy adj. Rowdy: Similar to burly but on a lighter note. Scary, but energizing and exciting. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 30, 2004)

rowdy-sheeter n. He also criticised the government’s decision to release 89 rowdy-sheeters on parole. [English India Crime & Prisons Police] [full cite] (Jan. 24, 2006)

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