young-old n. older adults who lead active lives contrary to stereotypes of diminished abilities. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
archaearium n. an archeological excavation covered by a glass building. Editorial Note: This word is not widespread; it usually refers specifically to a structure at Jamestown, Va. Etymological Note: Greek archeo ‘ancient’ + Latin arium ‘place for.’...
Meritage n. an invented regional wine designation from California, designating high-end cabernet-like wines made from Bordeaux varietals. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
C4ISR n. the integration of intelligence and communications functions (of a military group). (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
crunk adj.— «He looks around the classroom and a wide smile breaks across his face. He starts enthusiastically bobbing his head and out comes, ‘Dang, this class is crunk!’ I think what he was trying to say was that he was excited to be...
pocho n.— «His Spanish is admittedly a work in progress—or, as he calls it, “pocho,” referring to the hybrid Spanglish developed by second- and third-generation Hispanics.» —“Spanish-speaking politicians find...