23 August 2006

Fun, fun for word lovers

Double-Tongued Word Wrester records undocumented or under-documented words from the fringes of English. It focuses upon slang, jargon, and other niche categories which include new, foreign, hybrid, archaic, obsolete, and rare words.
Examples:
Spamigation: The abuse of bulk legal action.
Take a haircut: To accept a valuation or return that is less than optimal, especially to partially forgive a debt.
Headache ball: The large, round, steel ball weighing 500 to 1,000 pounds that hangs from the end of a construction crane’s cable.
Punch list:
A to-do list (of items requiring immediate attention); any list of significance.

1 comment:

Eclectchick said...

Ooooo, I'm putting those last two into use IMMEDIATELY!