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Friday, November 23, 2007

Sewer service, menoporsche

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

menoporche n. a play on “menopause,” referring to the supposed tendency of men going through a mid-life crisis to buy impractical sports cars.

sewer service n. (of a process server) discarding subpoenas or other legal papers instead of serving them to their recipient.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Meter, lip dub

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

meter n. a million Zimbabwean dollars.

lip dub n. an amateur video of people singing along to a popular song.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Wife-beater, dry meat

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

wife-beater n. in the United Kingdom, a strong alcoholic drink, so-called because it may encourage fighting. Often specifically applied to the beer brand Stella Artois. This is obviously a different use of the term than the one that refers to the sleeveless men’s undershirt made of ribbed cotton.

dry meat n. a euphemism for bushmeat.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Thanksgiving express lane, tiger cruise

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

Thanksgiving express lane n. a brand-new term for a part of airspace normally reserved for military flights that will be opened up to commercial traffic during the busiest flying days of the year.

tiger cruise n. a trip aboard a military vessel in which sailors are accompanied by friends and family.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Dry snitching, forever piece

Recent interesting catchwords from the Double-Tongued Dictionary are:

dry snitch v. to reveal a secret or to draw unwanted attention to another person under the guise of doing it accidentally, doing it for the person’s own good, or being helpful. Mainly used in Black English and hip-hop culture.

forever piece n. a clothing or personal accessory that is well-crafted and expensive.

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