fast follower n.— «Australia has hung back for mass-market take-up offshore which drives economies of scale in networks and consumer-access devices like handsets and modems. This is sometimes known as being a “fast follower”...
compost tea n.— «Applications of a manure or compost “tea” every week or so, once the stems have begun to bulb out, helps a lot. Put a couple of shovelfuls of manure or compost in a burlap bag and let is soak in several...
foamer n.— «During a breakfast meeting with local leaders at the Muddy Waters Café, Peg Churchill told Clinton that canal enthusiasts sometimes call themselves “canal foamers.” That was news to Clinton, who predicted canal...
sissy la-la n.— «A sissy la-la is a woman who acts wussy—that is, she demurs from routine military activities, such as crawling under barbed wire or diving into muddy hole.» —“Re: He doesn’t know jack-shit” by Karen...
Trinbagonian n.— «This praise song was written for the panman/To all those who has shown their dedication/Out of yesterday’s rejection/Onward to a new perfection/From a hunger came a feel/From that feel we shape the steel/So we sing a...
geedunk n.— «I put cream and raw sugar in my coffee. All motions. I wasn’t going to drink the muddy geedunk. It reminded me of the Mississippi River.» —by James Patterson The Thomas Berryman Number Apr. 1, 1996. (source:...