Recent catchwords: read-alike, violin hickey, throw a Porsche at someone, Q-tip cruise, 1-800 car
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Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary:
read-alike n. a (fiction) book whose contents are similar to another book’s.
violin hickey n. a mark left on the neck from playing the violin.
throw a Porsche at someone v. phr. in the British military, to fire an expensive missile at a target.
Q-tip cruise n. a pleasure trip aboard a ship, taken mainly by senior citizens. So named because the passengers have white hair that resembles the white cotton ends of Q-tips.
1-800 car n. a car that is outfitted with superficial and expensive after-market modifications that make it look good but do not improve its performance.
Fog line, instant ancestor, trashout
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary:
fog line the bright lines painted near a road’s edge to guide drivers.
instant ancestor n. an old photograph of strangers used as decoration.
trashout when a tenant is forced out of a house due to foreclosure or eviction and leaves it in a squalid state.
Lysdexia, rain garden, infant-mortality failure
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:
lysdexia n. a joking name for dyslexia, a learning disorder.
rain garden n. a piece of low, damp ground planted with vegetation that is suitable for rainwater that collects there.
infant-mortality failure n. a breakdown of a piece of machinery that is new or has recently been rebuilt.
Citjo, floppy, supermajor
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:
citjo n. a citizen journalist.
floppy n. a comic book, so-named to distinguish it from a thicker graphic novel.
supermajor n. one of the handful of very large petroleum companies.
Faux-po, snarge, quizzam
Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:
faux-po n. a security guard; turkey bacon. Faux + po-po.
snarge n. the carcass or remains of a bird that hits an airplane or passes through its jet engine. Said to be a blend of the words “snot” and “garbage.”
quizzam n. a test that is more difficult than a quiz but easier than an exam.
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