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

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drive-off n. the act of departing a gas station without paying for automobile fuel; a person who does so. (posted Sep. 29, 2005) [full entry…]

dry drunk n. a sober person who behaves as if drunk, esp. a recovering alcoholic who displays bad judgment; such behavior. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

drying rock n. a rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. (posted Jun. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

duster n. a dry, non-producing oil-prospecting hole. (posted Jan. 14, 2005) [full entry…]

eco-roof n. a roof planted with vegetation. (posted Apr. 28, 2004) [full entry…]

ecotone n. an area where two ecologies meet or overlap. (posted May. 10, 2004) [full entry…]

elephant n. a site containing very large mineral or petroleum deposits. (posted Oct. 27, 2004) [full entry…]

elevator pitch n. a very short persuasive speech, usually delivered impromptu. Also elevator speech. (posted Mar. 24, 2006) [full entry…]

endo n. 1. a bicycling accident in which the rider is thrown forward over the handlebars. 2. an intentional bicycle stunt which lifts the bike’s rear tire off the ground. (posted May. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

Eurabia n. the (perceived) political alliance of Europe and Arab nations (against Israel and Jews); a name for Europe if its Muslim or Arab immigrants become a large or powerful minority. (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

fill the tree v. phr. in the U.S. Congress, to take all available slots for amendments on legislation in order to block competing amendments. (posted Apr. 19, 2006) [full entry…]

five and fly n. (baseball) a five-inning pitching performance followed by a withdrawal (in order to qualify as the winning pitcher without finishing the game); (military academies) combined education and service lasting no more than the required five years. (posted May. 31, 2006) [full entry…]

flight to cash n. a sudden widespread selling of investments, or their rapid conversion from illiquid to liquid, in anticipation or belief of an unfavorable or unsafe market; a sudden widespread withdrawal of bank deposits. (posted Aug. 13, 2007) [full entry…]

FLOHPA n. collectively, the states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, said to be important in the 2004 American presidential election. (posted Oct. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

food insecurity n. the state of, or risk of, being unable to provide food (to oneself, a family, a nation, etc.). (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

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