detail ranger
n.— «I have spent this week at Victory as as what they call a ”Detail Ranger.” Which is to say that, whenever one comes up I become extremely hard to find and blend into my surroundings.» —“When I say mission…“ by David Shrauger Living Iraq Journal Jan. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Book recommendations, including a collection of short stories inspired by dictionaries, and a techno-thriller for teens. Or, how about novels with an upbeat message? Publishers call this genre up lit. Plus, a clergyman ponders an arresting phrase in...
How colors got their names, and a strange way to write. The terms blue and orange arrived in English via French, so why didn’t we also adapt the French for black and white? • Not every example of writing goes in one direction across the page...