muscadime n.— «Fleer also explained that muscadine wine, a variety the Napa guest had never heard of, is sometimes called “muscadime” for its poor quality as drink.» —“Appalachian gourmet: Tennessee resort elevates regional cuisine...
cruck n.— «The vehicle—Bird calls it a “cruck,” or a combination car/truck—was called the General Flea in a play on words from the old General Lee of “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV fame.» —“‘Junkin” ride...
jollop n.— «It was a one third-full bottle of David Beckham’s Instinct. Instinct, you may recall, was David’s “fragrance”; what was once called after-shave and what my Dad still refers to as “jollop.”» —“Beckham gets scent...
Internet courage n.— «They have what I call “Internet courage.” They go online and talk very graphically, more so than face-to-face to their best friends.» —“Parents often know little of what kids do online” by...
NIP n.— «To hear some mothers tell it, there are still stores and restaurants hostile to women who nurse in public—or NIP, the shorthand used on breast-feeding Web sites.» —“The great New York breast-feeding test” by Tracy...
big red truck n.— «“I figured it was just a matter of time before somebody came running out of the big red truck with a box full of plates,” said crew chief Todd Parrott, using the garage area parlance for NASCAR’s headquarters...