noddy n.— «After the interview is finished, the camera is then turned onto the interviewer who asks some of the questions again and gives a series of “noddies,” that is, reaction shots, nods, smiles, or expressions of...
lofter n.— «In recent years, Capone’s target demographic of business casual-clad office workers has begun to shift thanks to the residential movement that has brought “lofters,” as she called them, to the Square. Last winter, Capone...
serial meeting n.— «Briefly, “serial meeting” is the label used to describe the situation in which a government board will hold a series of meetings attended by less than a quorum of members to discuss a public issue in...
endarkenment n.— «Yet there were also ominous signs of the days that Eric Burdon of the Animals refers to as “the endarkenment.” There was a series of rock-star drug busts, most notoriously the raid on Keith Richards”...
whoop n.— «Like all BMX tracks, it’s designed with a series of wave-like bumps (whoops), banked corners (burms), bumps and jumps to challenge the skills of a biker. Bill Gilles, acting president of the Newmarket BMX Club, calls one...
whoop n.— «Two weeks ago I listened while Karolyn and Julia talked about the steep downhill and the series of “whoops” at the beginning of the trail. “Whoops” are like moguls in downhill skiing, they are mounds...