mongo n. material or goods salvaged from items intended for disposal. Also as verb. Editorial Note: New evidence from the unpublished Lexicon of Trade Jargon, compiled by the Works Progress Administration, has a form of this word from before 1938:...
heatiness n.— «Eating mangosteens can counter the “heatiness” of durians. Fact: Once again, Dr Zainal said there is no scientific evidence to support this.» —“Prickly heat” by Teo Pau Lin Straits...
cookie n. a screen, board, card, or cloth, cut with shapes or holes, used to throw a light pattern when shooting film or television; the light pattern thrown by such a device. Also cucoloris, cucolorus, cucaloris, kukaloris, kookaloris, cuke, coo...
chope v.— «Here’s an evidence of tissue choping i witnessed at Ikea yesterday while I was there for kopi…chope—(verb) local slang meaning “to reserve.” Example: It’s free seating at the concert, we need to get there...
