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chimping

chimping  v.— «Chimping—The act of taking a photograph on a digital camera and then immediately checking out the result.» —“Word up! Explore the lexicon of tech” by Natasha Lomas Silicon.com Nov. 24, 2006...

chicken head

chicken head  n.— «Golf-ball sized chunks of frozen snow on a trail are often referred to as death cookies in the East; Westerners tend to call them chicken heads.» —“Finding Uniformity in the Lexicon of Snow” by Barbara...

death cookie

death cookie  n.— «Golf-ball sized chunks of frozen snow on a trail are often referred to as death cookies in the East; Westerners tend to call them chicken heads.» —“Finding Uniformity in the Lexicon of Snow” by Barbara...

Ninty

Ninty
 n.— «Ninty: Nickname used to describe Nintendo.» —“Gamer lexicon that bugs” by Blake Snow Joystiq Aug. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

unmannable

unmannable  adj.— «A new word is entering the aero space lexicon as the US Air Force analyses its long-range strike options—unmannable: an aircraft that could begin its life manned, then evolve over time to unmanned operation; or one that...

popcult

popcult  n.— «Marilyn remains iconic—no doubt for me, my friends, and everyone we know, because Gwen and Madge have name-checked the legendary screen star enough to canonize her place in the popcult lexicon.» —“TTC brings you...