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

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tip-on n. a promotional item, such as a magnet or game piece, affixed to the cover of a publication. (posted Sep. 1, 2004) [full entry…]

toe-touch n. a trip taken by a reporter merely to acquire the proper dateline on a story, even though all reporting is done somewhere else or by someone else. (posted Sep. 15, 2004) [full entry…]

trailing spouse n. a husband or wife who follows a marriage partner who takes a new job in different city. (posted Dec. 21, 2006) [full entry…]

tumblehome n. the slope at which an automobile’s sides or windows angle to meets its roof. (posted Aug. 7, 2007) [full entry…]

Verwaltungsvereinfachungsmassnahmen n. an anti-bureaucratese, anti-bafflegab campaign. (posted May. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

viewser n. a viewer and user of digital or online media that combine interactivity with traditional broadcast entertainment. (posted Jun. 27, 2006) [full entry…]

wheeling n. 1. in the electric industry, the transfer of power between utility companies, especially through the networks of one company on behalf of another. 2. the transfer of money between political organizations in order to skirt campaign funding laws. (posted Apr. 11, 2005) [full entry…]

whimperative n. a command or request phrased as a polite or indirect question. Also wh- imperative. (posted Sep. 7, 2007) [full entry…]

white space n. an under-served business market or undeveloped product category. (posted Dec. 8, 2004) [full entry…]

witness mark n. generally, an intentional, accidental, or naturally occurring spot, line, groove, or other contrasting area that serves as an indicator of certain facts; in geography and surveying, a blaze, cut, hole, paint splash, or message written on a post, tree, rock or other guide to indicate a boundary, feature, or significant point on land, especially on a witness post; in construction and manufacturing, a line, groove, score, notch, cut, or written indicator made on the surface of material to impart information, such as where to cut or join; in forensic investigation, a surface groove, smear, stain, abrasion or other feature that can serve as evidence. (posted Aug. 9, 2007) [full entry…]

wizzo n. among military aircraft personnel, a weapons systems operator. (posted Dec. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

wobbler n. (in California) a crime that can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony. (posted Sep. 7, 2006) [full entry…]

young-old n. older adults who lead active lives contrary to stereotypes of diminished abilities. (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]

zeitgeber n. a naturally occurring cue, such as light or temperature, which regulates biological rhythms; something which influences or regulates the timing or rhythm of something else. (posted Jun. 6, 2004) [full entry…]

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