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Barmuda Triangle

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lunch-pail mentality

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 28, 2006 · Add Comment

lunch-pail mentality n.— «He has what I call a lunch-pail mentality.…Tommy comes to work every day, and outworked people in practice. He called all our signals in the secondary, and was our quarterback on defense. Tommy is not only a good football player, but a wonderful young man. He is the consummate student-athlete, with a grade-point [...]
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bottle show

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 19, 2006 · Add Comment

bottle show n.— «A rather chatty “bottle” show, this episode could be contrasted to the fourth season episode, “The Drumhead.”» —“Re: Top 10 TNG Episodes” by dh student 158271 Usenet: rec.arts.startrek.current Jan. 22, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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gapology

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 13, 2006 · Add Comment

gapology n.— «As a student of gapology, I was both thrilled and puzzled by the sudden appearance of the gender gap.…As a gapologist, I enjoyed seeing the upstart science of fenestrology embarrassed. Still, things were distressingly quiet on the gap front until suddenly the gender gap appeared.» —“The Gap’s Progress” by Russell Baker New York Times June 18, 1983. (source: [...]
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gapologist

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 13, 2006 · Add Comment

gapologist n.— «As a student of gapology, I was both thrilled and puzzled by the sudden appearance of the gender gap.…As a gapologist, I enjoyed seeing the upstart science of fenestrology embarrassed. Still, things were distressingly quiet on the gap front until suddenly the gender gap appeared.» —“The Gap’s Progress” by Russell Baker New York Times June 18, 1983. (source: [...]
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backpack mail

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 11, 2006 · Add Comment

backpack mail n.— «The dispute started last summer when Gabriel and Joshua Rakoski, twins who attend Hollymead Elementary School, sought permission to distribute fliers about their church’s Vacation Bible School to their peers via “backpack mail.” Many public schools use special folders placed in student backpacks to distribute notices about schools events and sometimes extra-curricular activities [...]
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