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

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coin shooter n. a person who hunts for lost metal money (using a hand-held metal detector). Also coin-shoot, v. (posted Dec. 12, 2005) [full entry…]

cold-iron v. (of a ship) to receive electricity, heat, water, and other utilities from shoreside. (posted Mar. 1, 2007) [full entry…]

colorway n. a color scheme in which a pattern or style (of fabric, apparel, furnishings, wallpaper, etc.) is available. (posted Dec. 3, 2004) [full entry…]

cross-decking n. in a navy, the sharing of resources between two or more vessels, especially in an impromptu or ad hoc manner. (posted Dec. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

customer of size n. an overweight or overlarge airline passenger. Also passenger of size. (posted Sep. 6, 2006) [full entry…]

dashboard v. to monitor or gauge the statistics or status of a business. (posted Dec. 18, 2006) [full entry…]

death cross n. in financial markets, a situation where long-term and short-term averages converge, seen as evidence that values will decline. (posted Jul. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

demoflush n. a measure of seasonal population change, determined by the quantity of waste-water created. (posted May. 26, 2006) [full entry…]

descope v. to reduce the goals or specifications of an undertaking, especially as a result of funding cuts. (posted Jul. 19, 2006) [full entry…]

discordant couple n. a pair of long-term sexual partners, such as a married couple, in which one is infected with a sexually transmitted disease and the other is not. (posted Jul. 28, 2004) [full entry…]

DNF adj. 1. did not finish, in course-based sporting events, such as boating, auto-racing, and horse-racing. 2. did not find, in geocaching. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

doji n. a stock-trading session in which the opening and closing prices are (nearly) the same. (posted Dec. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

double-back v. to work a full shift and begin another after a break of eight or fewer hours. Also attributive and as noun. (posted Aug. 23, 2006) [full entry…]

double-breasting n. use by a company of its non-unionized shops, factories, or subsidiaries for the same work contracted to its unionized facilities. Also double-breasted adj., characterized by such a practice. (posted Mar. 30, 2006) [full entry…]

double-f school n. a school which has received two failing grades from state agencies in four years, permitting its students a choice of attending other, better schools. (posted May. 1, 2004) [full entry…]

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