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skeempers n. My father had a favorite term he used to describe anything that pinched or clasped. Consequently, the kitchen tongs and the snaps on my pajamas came to be called skeempers. The Oxford English Dictionary, Merriam Webster, spell-check and Google have never heard of it, but all of his children and grandchildren use it regularly: “Hand me the skeempers, honey. The hot dogs are done!‘ (Aug. 14, 2004) [full citation…]

boot drop n. In Marine parlance, Nice was a “boot drop”—someone who had just joined the unit from basic training. (Aug. 13, 2004) [full citation…]

oyayubi sedai n. So important has the thumb become on gadgets in Japan, where text messaging caught on earlier, that a certain demographic group is referred to as oyayubi sedai, “the thumb generation.“ (Aug. 13, 2004) [full citation…]

fish n. We’re pretty sure that some pimps pay other kids to bring in young ‘fish,‘ as they call them. (Aug. 13, 2004) [full citation…]

putzteufel n. Putzteufel literally means cleaning devil. (Aug. 11, 2004) [full citation…]

puff stock n. In the 1960’s, Mr. Fadem said, Wall Street saw many “puff stocks,“ which he defined as newly minted public offerings sold by issuers as “a fairy tale long on potential and rosy future earnings estimates.“ (Aug. 10, 2004) [full citation…]

canton n. Llega el viejo a su canton y le grita a su pinche vieja: ¡ Vieja! cabrona,te voy a poner las nalgas como un refrigerador. ¿Frías, mi amor? (Aug. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

radix n. In his letters home to his younger brother, he talks about “radix,” slang for the authorities or police, and about the “bull boy” guards “giving it large,” a reference to threats and the use of violence. (Aug. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

boi n. Girlie girls are dressed to impress and bois, butches, andros, trannies and all the in-betweens flirt, dance and drink until the wee hours. (Aug. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

center brow n. Body Beautifull Spa and Laser Center…also provides laser hair removal, ranging in price from $100 for the “center brow” to five times that amount for larger body areas. (Aug. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

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