Double-Tongued Dictionary

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roadblock n. a program broadcast simultaneously on more than one television channel. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

hot shoe n. a reckless or unnecessarily fast race-car driver; (hence) a winning driver. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

pipe v. to embellish, fabricate, or invent (information for a newspaper article). (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

booth capturing n. the act of seizing and controlling a polling station so that many fraudulent votes may be cast there. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

HNWI n. high net worth individual. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

retcon v. to retroactively revise (a plot, storyline, character, event, history, etc.), usu. by reinterpreting past events, or by theorizing how the present would be different if past events had not happened or had happened differently. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

bed-blocker n. a patient who will not or cannot be moved to another medical facility, either due to a shortage of beds or because of the patient’s refusal. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

Amexica n. the zone where the U.S. and Mexico share a border, culture, language, and economic conditions. (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

stigmergy n. a process via which unorganized actions of individuals serve as stimuli to the actions of other individuals, and, in sum, result in a single outcome; a group of individuals who collectively behave as a sole entity. (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

trufan n. a dedicated and loyal follower (of an entertainer, cult, credo, hobby, pastime, genre, etc.) (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

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