Entries in the Category English
English language, including all dialects and variations. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
anchor baby n. a child born of an immigrant in the United States, said to be a device by which a family can find legal foothold in the US, since those children are automatically allowed to choose American citizenship. Also anchor child, a very young immigrant who will later sponsor citizenship for family members who are still abroad. (posted Nov. 27, 2006) [full entry…]
angel n. among American military medical personnel in Iraq, a soldier killed in combat. (posted Dec. 28, 2004) [full entry…]
angryphone n. a person who feels marginalized as a member of Québec’s English-speaking minority. (posted Apr. 16, 2007) [full entry…]
Anthropocene n. the epoch marked by humanity’s effects on global geology and ecology. (posted Mar. 22, 2006) [full entry…]
anti-fit adj. (of clothing, especially jeans or trousers) not conforming to the shape of the body; baggy, loose. (posted Mar. 7, 2007) [full entry…]
apatheism n. the attitude of not caring about religion or whether there is a God. (posted Aug. 2, 2007) [full entry…]
ARC n. in publishing, an advance reading copy of a book. (posted Aug. 26, 2004) [full entry…]
archaearium n. an archeological excavation covered by a glass building. (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
area boy n. a hoodlum or street thug; agbero. (posted Jun. 17, 2005) [full entry…]
Arizona pinstriping n. scratches to an automobile’s exterior caused by bushes, brush, or branches. Also Arizona pinstripes, usually plural. (posted Dec. 14, 2006) [full entry…]
armchair pilot n. a person who talks about, studies, or directs airplane flying, but is not qualified to, or does not, handle the controls; an aviation enthusiast. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]
Asbo n. a court order designed to curtail unwanted public behavior. (posted Nov. 2, 2004) [full entry…]
Asiental adj. Asian of unknown or unspecific nationality. (posted Mar. 30, 2005) [full entry…]
Aspenize v. (of a city or town) to become, or cause to become, tourist-oriented, especially in such a way as to grow unaffordable or unlivable for workers or native residents. (posted Jul. 31, 2006) [full entry…]
asplode v. a jocular form of explode. (posted Dec. 22, 2004) [full entry…]
Recent Catchwords
More catchwords...
- YAWN n. (5/13)
- doodlesocking n. (5/13)
- job and knock n. (5/13)
- radwaste n. (5/12)
- meat without feet n. (5/12)
- night-out money n. (5/12)
- podbusting n. (5/12)
- short-and-distort n. (5/12)
- yoging n. (5/12)
- nightstand Buddhist n. (5/9)
- brown gas n. (5/9)
- rewilding n. (5/9)
- hardening off n. (5/9)
- car-fu n. (5/9)
- bump up suit n. (5/9)
- cat-claw n. (5/8)
- crabs in a bucket other. (5/8)
- poofer n. (5/8)
- peopletician n. (5/8)
- sandbox sailor n. (5/7)
More catchwords...
Sponsored links:
New Comments
- Richard William Walker commented on cat-claw (5/12)
- Thomas commented on cat-claw (5/12)
- Richard William Walker commented on cat-claw (5/12)
- Rock-hound commented on fobbit (5/12)
- chris commented on fobbit (5/12)
- Driver Joe commented on brown gas (5/11)
- Jan commented on tom-walkers (5/11)
- Jak King commented on nightstand Buddhist (5/11)
- Karl Benghauser commented on jingle mail (5/10)
- Thomas commented on cat-claw (5/10)
- Richard William Walker commented on cat-claw (5/10)
- chris commented on bootleg (5/9)
- Tama commented on jitterbug (5/9)
- Grant Barrett commented on cat-claw (5/9)
- Thomas commented on cat-claw (5/9)
Subscribe to the RSS feed.
•
Subscribe to the mailing list. •
Browse the archive.
• Add to Technorati Favorites.
•
© 1999-2008 by Grant Barrett, Double-Tongued Dictionary, New York City.