blue juice n.— «If the treatment is harsher than the disease, and chances of recovery are low, say hello to the blue juice.» —by Tviokh Ab absurdo (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Oct. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
bird of passage n.— «A convenient way was found to reconcile the contradiction, said Camille Guérin-Gonzales, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin and the author of “Mexican Workers and American Dreams.” No...
rubblize v.— «The road is about 25 years old, Biebel said, and the work involves breaking up the old concrete pavement to create a new road base, a process called “rubblizing,” and paving the street over with new asphalt. New...
frequent flyer n.— «I didn’t run a 911 call till around 1600 I think and boy was that guy a winner…The engine co. requests for the diabetic, we get there this guys puking and the engine boss is giving me the “he’s a frequent...
Sconnie n.— «When my roommate goes home to San Francisco, friends mock her “’Sconnie” accent; yet true Wisconsinites would single her out as a Coastie in no time.» —“Language always amusing” by Cynthia...
incalmo n.— «Koch’s vases incorporate a technique called “incalmo,” meaning to fuse two colored halves of glass together while hot.» —“Campus glass lab hosts open house and sale” by Tom Sinclair University of...