wad
v.— «All it is going to take is one senator’s son to wad his R1 (or something) at 160 mph and kill himself or the congressman’s daughter goes for a ride with a squid on a GSX-R1000 who target fixates into a rock wall and bam!» —“Dave Palazzolo” by Mark Pittman Utah Sport Bike Association Nov., 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell suggested answering with ahoy! but Thomas Edison was partial to hello! A fascinating new book about...
A listener in Park City, Utah, says she and her fellow ski enthusiasts are having heated debates about the word nonplussed. It originally meant “at a loss,” from Latin non plus, meaning “no more,” suggesting a situation in...