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wristband generation n. “Generation Gap,” or “the wristband generation,” is the latest demographic acronym to emerge from the bowels of our marketing-friendly modern political machine. [ Language English] [full cite] (Jan. 10, 2006)

writethru n. In wire service parlance, a “writethru” is a new version of an existing news story that updates, clarifies, adds context and corrects mistakes of fact or syntax, even down to the lowly comma. [English Media Jargon] [full cite] (May. 16, 2004)

wrogging n. Just last night, as I was editing (key concept) my blog post for today, it occurred to me that there should be distinct words to describe “brain dump” blogging and high-quality writing on a blog (do you think “wrogging” will catch on?). [English Arts & Literature Media Technology New or Nonce] [full cite] (Apr. 2, 2006)

wrong-sider n. And when Papineau—or any other lefty steps up to the plate—he’s referred to as a wrong-sider. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 14, 2007)

WTC cough n. The term “WTC cough” was coined to describe ailments that could not be clearly characterized in this group, but the addition of end-expiratory CT revealed abnormalities beyond the mild changes that can be seen in smokers and the elderly. [New York City English United States Health Medical Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 3, 2004)

WUBA n. The school has tried to abolish use of terms that are derogatory toward women, such as WUBA, an acronym for women with unusually big …well, let’s just substitute the French derrierre for that last letter. [English Acronym] [full cite] (May. 24, 2005)

x-fill v. They were being extracted—or “X-filled” in military parlance—from the mission site and were loading up a Chinook helicopter with their gear. [English Military] [full cite] (Jun. 12, 2006)

Xicano n. Hay Xican@s of generations and then there is Xican@s like me who are first generation pero que aprendieron el english right away como un native. [English Spanish] [full cite] (Mar. 13, 2005)

Xoogler n. Many of the Xooglers (the name is a contraction of ex-Googlers but is pronounced “zooglers”) are young, entrepreneurial and, thanks to Google’s soaring success, wealthy enough to start their own second acts. [English Technology Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 13, 2008)

xylothism n. Xylothism is a disease and psychological disorder derived from the Greek words “xylon” for wood and “othism” for pushing. A xylothist is a derogatory description of a chess player gone wrong. [English Pastimes & Hobbies New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 4, 2006)

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