| air-kiss | trans. To give an air kiss to. Also intr. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| Amex | The American Stock Exchange in New York, the second largest U.S. securities exchange… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| buildering | The practice of climbing up large, urban buildings (usually without official permission… | 1977 | Go To Quotation |
| captionless | Of a cartoon: without a caption. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| Clintonian | Originally: a supporter or adherent of Bill Clinton or his policies. Later also: a supporter of Hillary Clinton. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| conveyorize | trans. To equip with a conveyor; to employ a conveyor for; to carry out by means of a conveyor. | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| cosmotron | A particle accelerator; spec. the proton-synchrotron, designed to produce 3000 MeV… | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| Delhi | The name of the capital of India, used attrib. in Delhi belly n. slang an upset… | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| demassification | The action or process of demassifying a social, cultural, or political unit. | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| deprogramme | trans. To release from apparent brainwashing (esp. by a religious cult) by… | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| downscale | intr. and trans., to reduce the size of (a business operation, etc.). | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| egg-crate | A crate in which eggs are packed; also transf. and attrib., esp. in egg-crate ceiling… | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| feel-good | ellipt. for Doctor Feelgood at doctor n. Additions. rare. | 1972 | Go To Quotation |
| femtosecond | A unit of time equal to one thousand-million-millionth of a second (10 -15 second). | 1962 | Go To Quotation |
| FIDO | A system of dispersing fog over aerodromes by heat from petrol-burners. | 1945 | Go To Quotation |
| Frisbee | The proprietary name of a concave plastic disc which spins when thrown into the air and is used in a catching game. | 1957 | Go To Quotation |
| gayby boom | A marked increase in the number of children brought up by homosexuals, esp. using means… | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| Geronimo | Used as a battle cry by U.S. paratroops, and hence as an exclamation by others, esp.… | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| hacky-sack | A type of small beanbag designed to be kicked in the air. Also: any of several individual… | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| honky | A white man; white men collectively. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| -in | in adv. used as a suffix originally designating a communal act of protest by… | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| loadmaster | The crew member of an aircraft who is responsible for the load or cargo. | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| localitis | (See quots.) | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| lunarscape | A picture or view of the moon's surface; the lunar landscape. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| megaseller | A best-selling book, record, etc. Also in extended use, of a person. Cf. megaselling adj. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| megastardom | The condition of being a megastar; the world of megastars. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| micropublication | Publication in microform; = micropublishing n. | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| mikeside | In adverbial phrases. at (also from) mikeside n. at (or from) a position behind… | 1977 | Go To Quotation |
| motormouth | intr. To talk fast and incessantly, to gabble. Also trans. in to motormouth one's way. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| muni | = municipal bond n. Usu. in pl. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| narcokleptocracy | An elite or dominant group of people whose wealth derives from the trade in illegal drugs… | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| needlepoint | trans. To embroider (an article) using needlepoint; to embroider (a design) on canvas. Also intr. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| nerd | An insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person; a person who is boringly… | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
| outsourced | Obtained by contract from an outside source; externally contracted. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| over-budgeted | Having too large a budget; overfunded. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| over-caffeinated | Having consumed too much caffeine. Also: overstimulated (as if) by caffeine; edgy, excitable, ‘jittery’. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| overstayed | That has been overstayed. | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| palaeocon | = palaeo-conservative n. Opposed to neo-con n. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| pocho | A Mexican who has adopted American cultural values; a U.S. citizen or resident of Mexican origin. Also attrib. or as adj. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| post-boomer | A person from the generation born after that of the post-war baby boom. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| power trip | An activity which confers a sense of po,wer and authority on the person or people… | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| quad | A unit of energy equal to 10 15 British thermal units (about 1.054 × 10 18 joules). | 1974 | Go To Quotation |
| Ramboesque | Resembling, characteristic of, or in the manner of Rambo; aggressive, violent; uncompromising. | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| RDX | A crystalline heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compound used as a high explosive. Also called cyclonite, hexogen. | 1941 | Go To Quotation |
| REMF | A soldier in a support or administrative role; a non-combatant soldier. | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| rewild | trans. To return (land) to a wilder and more natural state. | 1990 | Go To Quotation |
| Sensurround | The proprietary name of a special-effect technique whereby a cinema audience… | 1974 | Go To Quotation |
| shmoo | A fabulous animal invented by the U.S. cartoonist Al Capp in 1948. It is small and round… | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| shosha | = sogo shosha n. | 1976 | Go To Quotation |
| soap opera | A radio or television serial dealing esp. with domestic situations and freq.… | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| sokaiya | Usu. in pl. ‘A person who holds a small number of shares of stock in a number of… | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| spacewalking | The action or practice of undertaking activity in space outside a spacecraft. Cf. spacewalk n. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| streak | An act of running naked in a public place; = streaking n. 4. Also attrib. Cf. streek v. 5. | 1974 | Go To Quotation |
| Sullivan | attrib. Usu. as Sullivan principles. Designating a code of practice relating to the… | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| sumotori | A sumo wrestler. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| Suzuki | Used attrib., as Suzuki method, Suzuki recital, etc., with reference to a method of… | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| think-in | A meeting or conference for thoughtful discussion. | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| Titoist | A follower or adherent of Titoism. | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| topectomy | An operation in which specific areas are removed from the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex as a treatment for mental illness. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| trans-bay | That crosses a bay, spec. San Francisco Bay. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| turducken | A poultry dish consisting of a boned chicken inside a boned duck which is in turn placed… | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| Twinkie | a legal defence of diminished responsibility in which the defendant's criminal… | 1979 | Go To Quotation |
| vermiculture | The cultivation of worms, esp. in order to utilize them in the conversion of organic waste into fertilizer. | 1976 | Go To Quotation |
| Vinyon | Any of several synthetic fibres which are copolymers of vinyl chloride with other vinyl compounds. | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| Vistavision | A form of wide-screen cinematography employing standard 35 mm. film in such a way as to… | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| wannabe | = would-be n.; an admirer or fan who seeks to emulate a particular celebrity or type, esp. in matters of appearance or dress. | 1981 | Go To Quotation |
| white-bread | Of, belonging to, or representative of the (North American) white… | 1977 | Go To Quotation |
| yakuza | A Japanese gangster or racketeer; usu. in pl. sense, such people collectively. | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| Yalie | A student or graduate of Yale University. | 1969 | Go To Quotation |
| Yogi Bear | The name of a popular U.S. cartoon character, used attrib. of toys, garments, etc., featuring the bear. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
