ferkakdeh
n.— «Ferkakdeh is Yiddish for “completely fucked.”» —“Veibershe shtiklach” by Nick Barrett taliesin (Paris, France) May 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hype man n.— «Hype-men, for those of you unfamiliar with the lingo, are the fellas you see at rap shows who stand next to MCs and bellow certain words along with the rap to add emphasis.» —“I Love a Parade: Radar Station hitches a...
scale error n.— «“Scale error” is the researchers’ newly coined term for “remarkable behaviors” of children who attempt impossible feats with small objects, such as sliding down a toy slide suitable only for dolls...
Kazakhgate n.— «Nazarbaev has criticized the case, coined “Kazakhgate,” as an empty ploy by his political opponents but has seldom commented in detail on the allegations in the five years since they first surfaced...
post traumatic slave syndrome n.— «Randall Vogt is offering the untested theory, called post traumatic slave syndrome, in his defense of Isaac Cortez Bynum, who is charged with murder by abuse in the June 30 death of his son, Ryshawn...
tent pole n.— «The industry term for a movie (usually but not always a franchise flick) that a major studio expects will be a blockbuster (but often isn’t), “tent pole” is a particularly evocative buzzword to toss around these...