Eva really wanted the diamond necklace but did not wish to risk the consequences of getting caught, so she used her friend Gabby as a baitpawn, taking the necklace from the display case and slipping it into Gabby's purse.
by ARog59 September 07, 2024
noun; a field that starts with speculative or mystical ideas but gradually emerges as a legitimate science through the development of evidence-based methods
Alchemy's quest for the philosopher's stone may seem fantastical, but it was an emergent science that eventually led to breakthroughs in metallurgy and medicine
by ARog59 August 28, 2024
noun; a way, or part of a way, to a walker's destination which involves walking through a cool, air-conditioned building when it's uncomfortably hot outside
It was dangerously hot outside, so Milly took a coolcut through the Emerson Building on her way home. Antonym: Warmcut
by ARog59 August 23, 2024
Noun; the deceptive practice of photographing an object of historic or aesthetic interest such as a building or monument in the background, with the actual intent of photographing a person or persons in front of it in the foreground without consent. Related: camoflagrapher , camoflagraph ( as a noun or a verb), adjective: camoflagraphic
Dorothea engaged in a bit of whimsical camoflagraphy when she took a photo of several hobos relieving themselves in front of a monument depicting a nude woman symbolizing Commerce.
by ARog59 September 03, 2024
Have a good game all (an acronym for HAve A Good Game All) - a welcoming exclamation made to a group of individuals who are about to play a game.
by ARog59 August 22, 2024
Noun or adjective; refers to new technological devices or systems promoted as progressive when they actually don't work as well as the device or system that they replaced.
Owen remembered a time when most sinks in public bathrooms had handles with which one could turn on the water and adjust its temperature and flow. The new regressotech sinks have motion sensors instead of handles, the user has to wave his or her hands in various ways in order to activate them, and the flow of water is generally very brief.
by ARog59 August 23, 2024
Noun; a way, or part of a way, to a walker's destination, via a heated warm building when it's uncomfortably cold outside. Antonym: Coolcut
Molly was shivering as she walked through the slush, so she decided to take a warmcut through the Madison Building on her way to the supermarket.
by ARog59 August 23, 2024