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mankini n. Jack has just walked out of the ocean—though human, he lives underwater, in Atlantis—and he’s having immense difficulties breathing up here in the Topworld. Oh, there’s another thing, too—all Jack is wearing is a “tiny blue mankini.” (Jan. 23, 2005) [full citation…]

feducation n. “‘Feducation’ is a new word coined in Washington for the new system of education which will emanate from Washington for completely running our school system across America,” Dent said during a televised speech in February 1966, reports of which are included among his Clemson papers. (Jan. 23, 2005) [full citation…]

hudna n. He is still negotiating, in the midst of negotiations with different parties to secure a cease-fire or a hudna, as they call it in Arabic, between the different factions. (Jan. 23, 2005) [full citation…]

faxxu n. Ulied Malta members meet in a cell, referred to in the website as faxxu, a clear reference to the Italian word fascio, which literally means “organised group” but carries undertones related to Fascism. (Jan. 23, 2005) [full citation…]

character diamond n. Freeman teaches characters as a series of layers. One layer is the character diamond. Each corner of the diamond represents a major trait in the character’s personality. A trait helps shape how the character sees the world, speaks, thinks, and acts. “Character diamond” loosely means the combination of three, four, or five traits that govern a character’s personality. (Jan. 23, 2005) [full citation…]

boomeranger n. In some cases, the returning offspring, sometimes called boomerangers, may be struggling to pay off college loans or having trouble finding jobs that can cover housing costs. (Jan. 23, 2005) [full citation…]

happy slapping n. Head teachers have banned children from using video phones to stop them slapping other pupils in the face and recording the attacks on their mobiles. The violent new craze among teenagers—dubbed “happy slapping”—has been plaguing commuters on trains and buses in London. (Jan. 21, 2005) [full citation…]

get (one’s) paper n. Most relevant to this post, Spider-Man, wasn’t “getting his paper” (which, for the ghetto-slang impaired, means being paid) like he was supposed to. (Jan. 20, 2005) [full citation…]

noggie n. Noggie (altho…no one has ever really spelled it before to the best of our knowledge so this is our guess)—n—the crust on the end of the bread…so like…the piece…that is all crust… (Jan. 20, 2005) [full citation…]

Barclay n. Channel 4 are a bunch of Barclays…as in bankers slang for wankers. (Jan. 20, 2005) [full citation…]

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