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

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IDP n. a person who is a refugee or (forced) migrant within his own nation (or region). (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]

impact incarceration n. jail or prison time structured with discpline and drills similar to a military boot camp. (posted Jul. 5, 2004) [full entry…]

informationalization n. the computerization of business, industry, and military. (posted Sep. 25, 2006) [full entry…]

Jim Wilson n. a dead body traveling as airplane cargo. (posted Oct. 23, 2006) [full entry…]

JND n. in psychophysics, the minimum difference between two inputs which is detectable by a human. (posted Jul. 22, 2004) [full entry…]

jointery n. command shared between two or more branches of military; (hence) military command shared between two or more nations. (posted Oct. 27, 2004) [full entry…]

lane n. an area of expertise or (military) responsibility; a mandate. (posted May. 15, 2006) [full entry…]

lilywhite n. a person without a police record; someone who does not trigger suspicions; a clean-skin. (posted May. 25, 2006) [full entry…]

microaggression n. subtle forms of racism or bias. (posted Sep. 22, 2004) [full entry…]

never event n. a (serious or life-endangering) medical error. (posted Jun. 30, 2006) [full entry…]

nine n. in a percentage between 99 and 100, a place on either side of the decimal point given a value of nine and counted in serial to indicate a number very near 100 percent, such as in measurements of reliability, accuracy, purity, etc. (posted Jun. 21, 2006) [full entry…]

noddy n. a reaction shot of an interviewer that is recorded and inserted into video or film to disguise edits or to give the impression that an interviewer is listening to an interviewee. (posted Jul. 24, 2007) [full entry…]

non-paper n. an off-the-record or unofficial presentation of (government) policy. (posted Sep. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

obesogenic adj. related to or contributing to obesity. (posted May. 19, 2004) [full entry…]

off-deck adj. (said of software or digital media) coming from a remote server or system. (posted Jul. 21, 2006) [full entry…]

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