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FNG

FNG  n.— «In soldier parlance, they are “turtles”—a Vietnam-era nickname derived from their supposedly slow arrival in theater—or “FNGs,” a slightly more colorful reference to their “[expletive] New Guy”...

chela

chela  n.— «By piggybacking on Heineken’s distribution network, FEMSA is hoping to get its chelas (Mexican slang for beer) in the hands of more beer-loving Latinos.» —“Life’s A Beach For Corona—Or Is It?” by Geri Smith...

chalk

chalk  n.— «Included in this Chalk was also most of Abu Company member’s and other attachments from the 101st Airborne Division.» —“327th Infantry And Other Units Come Home!” by Joseph M. Bossi Screaming Eagle Veterans...

cognitive radio

cognitive radio  n.— «That action brought to the fore founding research by Joseph Mitola, who coined the term cognitive radio (CR).…Derived from a need for more-efficient spectrum use, a CR fundamentally senses whether a band is...

Lysenkoism

Lysenkoism  n.— «When politicians dictate science, government becomes entangled in its own deceptions, and eventually the social order decays in a compost of lies. Society, having abandoned the scientific method, loses its empirical...

sag wagon

sag wagon
 n.— «Non-cycling jobs at Club events (registration, sag wagon, etc).» —“PPTC Sep 1994 Ride Schedule” by Joseph Stusnick Usenet: dc.biking Aug. 24, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)