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stick n. “The Stick”—the physical bartop itself. “Get behind the stick” means its time for a barkeep to go to work. (Oct. 24, 2007) [full citation…]

pogo sticking n. It was early in 2006, and Matt Carey, the new CTO of eBay…, was attending his first focus group about the online shopping site.…“It’s hard to use,” complained a longtime customer.…“I get lost,” she said. “I can’t get back to my search results. I have to go all the way out and start over.”…What she was describing is known by the pejorative “pogo sticking.” (Oct. 24, 2007) [full citation…]

chill suit n. In an effort to preserve her brain function, doctors at Oklahoma Heart Hospital put Jill in what’s called a “chill suit.” “We moved directly to this induced hypothermia, which is basically a refrigerated suit that we wrap around the torso and the legs to begin cooling her body core temperature down to about 33 degrees Celsius,” said Dr. Michael Schoeffler, who treated Jill. “There [are] studies that have shown that it helps protect the brain in hopes that she will have a recovery.” (Oct. 24, 2007) [full citation…]

land phone n. Gary called our son in Washington on his cell phone; of course our son doesn’t own a “land phone,” as they call it. (Oct. 24, 2007) [full citation…]

washback n. Thousands of baby green sea turtles are headed back out to sea Friday with a little help. The washbacks, as they’re called, were rescued from the rough surf over the last few weeks. (Oct. 22, 2007) [full citation…]

flexting n. Almost £1 per text? Surely that includes the type of flirting that takes place through premium “flirt” lines, advertised late at night.) In other words, we are spending nearly £3bn a year “flexting.” (Oct. 22, 2007) [full citation…]

couch homelessness n. While there’s not a lot of pure homelessness in the Valley, there are a lot of people suffering what’s called “couch homelessness.”…Those are the people who can’t afford a place of their own, so they’re stuck living with friends and relatives or renting an apartment until they get evicted for not paying rent. (Oct. 22, 2007) [full citation…]

bubble-net n. A light wind blew in from the ocean, and the skipper had stopped his boat to watch three 30-ton humpback whales lunging from the waves or circling to make so-called bubble-nets in which they like to catch clouds of small fish. (Oct. 22, 2007) [full citation…]

cappucinocracy n. The former fishing port of Tofino, some 40 miles north of Bamfield, has advanced in no more than a decade from a stellar destination for a few busloads of savvy bohemians to a grande-luxe place for Vancouver weekenders and the Toronto or Seattle cappucinocracy. (Oct. 22, 2007) [full citation…]

Bent Spear n. At least five U.S. Air Force commanders are facing criminal charges for allowing armed nuclear cruise missiles to be flown across America.…The incident sparked a so-called “Bent Spear” nuclear alert, one step down in military terms from a “Broken Arrow.” A “Broken Arrow” is triggered if a nuclear missile has been lost or detonated in a way that does not create the risk of nuclear war. (Oct. 22, 2007) [full citation…]

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