Okada rider n.— «When we write or in more formal parlance we refer to them as “Okada riders.” This is a term in common usage across the length and breadth of this country to refer to commercial motorcyclists.» —“Okada:...
awfulize v. to imagine or predict the worst circumstances or outcome. Editorial Note: The first cite is an unrelated nonce usage. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
red dress n.— «“the Gilligan cut”: When you cut directly from a character declaring there’s no way he’s going to do something, to him doing it, for comedic effect. Also called “the flip joke,” but I’ve heard this usage...
flip joke n.— «“the Gilligan cut”: When you cut directly from a character declaring there’s no way he’s going to do something, to him doing it, for comedic effect. Also called “the flip joke,” but I’ve heard this usage...
Gilligan cut n.— «“the Gilligan cut”: When you cut directly from a character declaring there’s no way he’s going to do something, to him doing it, for comedic effect. Also called “the flip joke,” but I’ve heard this...
hackmailing n.— «Technology does have a lot to answer for in shaping our language and is by far the greatest source of neologisms. silicon.com’s own effort is to get the word “hackmailing”—a conjunction of hacking and...