A Way with Words

Naming Heroin

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 22, 2012 · Add Comment

Comic and Cartoon Lexicon Symbols

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snake

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 11, 2008 · Add Comment

snake n.— «Every time a team member feels as though a task they are responsible for is delayed, they write it down on a post-it note. The note includes the time lost (compared to if they didn’t have the delay), the thing affected, the cause, and their initials. They take the note and add it to [...]
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back-porch money

Posted by Grant Barrett on April 22, 2008 · Add Comment

back-porch money n.— «That’s not to say street money doesn’t cause problems. For one thing, by the time it reaches ward leaders, it is cash. While some ward leaders are assiduous about keeping receipts and filing the necessary public reports, others aren’t. Indeed, some ward leaders have—surprise!—skimmed money before it reached the street. There is even [...]
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chuggle

Posted by Grant Barrett on March 31, 2008 · Add Comment

chuggle n.— «My ’01 Impala with the 3800 engine has 122,000 miles. For the last two months, it has began to surge rhythmically at about one-second intervals when accelerating from a stop sign or to maintain speed.…A sticky or partially clogged fuel injector could well be the cause for this hesitation, or “chuggle,” as it’s often [...]
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glue ear

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 14, 2008 · Add Comment

glue ear n.— «In the paediatric population, the most prevalent cause of hearing impairment is middle ear fluid, often referred to as “glue ear” or “otitis media with effusion.”» —“Inside Medicine: The audiologist” BBC News (United Kingdom) Feb. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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