fratmosphere n.— «There’s a brand new word coined by a Zagat surveyor—”Fratmosphere”—describing nightspots reminiscent of a fraternity house.» —“Zagat Releases 2005/06 NYC Nightlife Survey” in New York...
grafedia n.— «A piece of grafedia (multimedia graffiti) is either written as an e-mail address ending in “(at)grafedia.net,” or in blue underlined text, mimicking the look of a hyperlink on a web page.» —“The Art of...
cashish-ola n.— «If you started out Sept with $50,000 in a 401k plan, you would now have only $46,150. And that is a lot of “cashish-ola” even if it’s only on paper.» —“Talk From Trenches—Us Stocks, CPI Will Tell It...
shiddach n.— «Stu Loeser, a Bloomberg campaign spokesman, said the campaign had not made a decision about pursuing the party’s support. Mr. Stern said, “We have to wait for the shiddach,” using the Yiddish term for matchmaking...
dog bowl n.— «First and foremost came the invention of wheels manufactured from urethane—”They’re made from oil!”—with the capacity to grip surfaces, allowing these kids to experiment with weaving in and out of traffic...
wag-on-wall n.— «Wag-on-wall (also known as a French wall clock): This can be recognized by a large pendulum with massive weights, dial and hands mounted as a wall unit without a case. Those most often found are late 19th century...