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plus-up n. Convinced that the company’s engine technologies were important, with the help of Virginia Sens. Warner and Allen they were able to add what’s called a “plus-up” to the 2006 defense appropriations bill. (That’s money for a program not part of the President’s request.) (Jun. 19, 2006) [full citation…]

wash-belly n. Hyacinth “Iya” Archibald’s world was uplifted, when on September 25, 1978, her last child (in Jamaican patois called “wash-belly”) Ricardo “Bibi” Gardner was born. (Jun. 19, 2006) [full citation…]

bioborg n. We’re strange animals—animals that have modified their minds with external technologies. Even without the technologies we’re what I call “bioborgs.” We have toolkit brains containing beautifully coordinated subsystems that get on with the job of interacting with the world, only sometimes reporting back to consciousness. (Jun. 19, 2006) [full citation…]

Army golf n. Woods played what is known as Army golf—left, right, left, right—in his second round. He was, if anything, even wilder yesterday than he had been on Thursday. (Jun. 19, 2006) [full citation…]

dipmom n. Jones agrees, saying she is heartbroken about a new law enforcement acronym: “dipmoms,” which stands for “dad in prison, mom on meth.” (Jun. 17, 2006) [full citation…]

two-minute man n. He is sometimes called the president’s “body man” or the “two-minute man” because he lets the media know the president is about to arrive. (Jun. 16, 2006) [full citation…]

karaoke musical n. Instead of Paul Simon and Randy Newman, who tried and struck out, kitschmeisters like Elton John and Frank Wildhorn have stepped in. And the much-despised “karaoke” musical has put down commercial roots. In defense of the karaoke musical, it provides a comfortable listening experience that is hard to come by at a pop concert. And when carried off with genuine affection and knowledge, as in “Jersey Boys,” this year’s Tony winner for best musical, it almost transcends the dreaded label. “Jersey Boys” (like “Mamma Mia!” before it) offers an optimal concert experience in which the sound system is as much a star as the performers and the material. (Jun. 16, 2006) [full citation…]

breakfast ball n. The practice, which is also referred to as a “breakfast ball” when used during early morning rounds, is against the rules and draws a penalty if used in competitive play. (Jun. 16, 2006) [full citation…]

kite tube n. They were riding what’s called a kite tube—it’s an inflatable tube that’s pulled behind a boat and eventually becomes airborne. (Jun. 16, 2006) [full citation…]

headhouse n. By the autumn of 2007, the first new aboveground structure at ground zero in four years should be completed, on Vesey Street. This will be a passenger entrance pavilion, or headhouse. It will serve the temporary PATH terminal until the permanent transportation hub.…From the intermediate platform, eight escalators, two stairways and an elevator will rise 42 feet to the headhouse opposite the new park outside 7 World Trade Center. (Jun. 16, 2006) [full citation…]

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