TagDouble-Tongued Dictionary

bio-ink

bio-ink n. organic or cellular fluid used in printer-like devices to construct solid, layered matrices that can be used medically or surgically. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

godbag

godbag  n.— «What can the motive be behind Godbag Nation’s hysterical love affair with the non-viable second-trimester fetus? Our governor-mullahs claim they are “protecting the unborn” because they “love life.”» —“Godbags + Fetuses =...

redboard

redboard v. to speculate on the outcome of a horse race that has already finished. Editorial Note: The garbled text in the 1954 citation is true to the original. Several lines seem to have been mis-ordered, so it should probably have read, “On...

redboard

redboard  v.— «But, enough redboarding. All in all, we learned a lot from this day about this year’s horses. Invasor’s speed and stamina were the best, and he was better than Bernandini on this day.» —“ Is it too early to begin my...

cold-iron

cold-iron v. (of a ship) to receive electricity, heat, water, and other utilities from shoreside. Editorial Note: The noun “cold iron” refers to a ship that cannot or does not operate under its own power, as seen in the 1956 and 1963...

put a nickel in someone

put a nickel in someone  v. phr.— «She has complained about inhumane and unesthetic working conditions (“It’s as if I were a machine and they just put a nickel in me”).» —“A Triumph Thank Goodness” by Tom...