Jargon Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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ARC n. in publishing, an advance reading copy of a book. (posted Aug. 26, 2004) [full entry…]

babyface turn n. in professional wrestling, a change of allegiance or attitude by a wrestler, usually from bad to good. (posted Jul. 18, 2004) [full entry…]

baked in adj. built in or into (a process, a system, a deal, a financial exchange, etc.). (posted Jun. 20, 2006) [full entry…]

blast n. an advertising or marketing message sent in bulk, especially via email. (posted Feb. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

boots on the ground n.pl. personnel deployed under military command. (posted Dec. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

botnet n. a collection of automated scripts or bots which create a small chat-based network; (hence) such a collection intended for malicious or surreptitious uses. (posted Apr. 30, 2004) [full entry…]

bottle show n. an installment of a television series that is set in a single location or is filmed on pre-existing stage sets. Also bottle episode. (posted Dec. 19, 2006) [full entry…]

bouma shape n. a word’s silhouette, recognizable form, or visual impression. (posted Sep. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

brownfield n. an industrial site, esp. when contaminated; a vacated building lot which has not reverted to a green state. (posted May. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

burn off v. in entertainment television, to broadcast un-aired episodes of a canceled program. (posted Feb. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

C4ISR n. the integration of intelligence and communications functions (of a military group). (posted May. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

caging n. the processing of responses to a fund-raising or marketing campaign, especially when concerning money. (posted Nov. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

care leaver n. a person who has been a ward of the state but no longer qualifies for or receives any government assisstance. (posted Jul. 4, 2004) [full entry…]

chalk n. the personnel and equipment that make up the load of an aircraft. (posted Feb. 1, 2005) [full entry…]

chicane n. a barricaded, tightly curved, or zig-zagged roadway that forces traffic to slow while still permitting it to pass; the series of structures which form such a roadway. (posted May. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

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