Bikestall

A parkade or parking garage-like structure intended only to hold bicycles. Descended from "stable" and the Dutch fiets stalling.

Not Just Bikes is enamoured with Amsterdam's new bikestall

by danachos February 06, 2023

enlign

To make every possible effort to bring alignment to something before the act of enforcement.

The Canadian peacekeepers enligned the local court's decision by negotiating across national lines and securing agreements.

by danachos May 29, 2021

forschimprovement

From German's „Verschlimmbesserung” meaning disimprovement, it is an attempted DIY fix that has gone awry and makes things worse. In short: a D.I.Why?

Did your husband really renovate the guest room, or was it a forschimprovement?

by danachos July 20, 2023

Crand

An alcoholic beverage made from candy corn and yeast. Etymologically related to Proto-Indo-European's *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain; worn-down”) and Sanskrit's खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”). Uncertain if anyone has dared make this yet...

This year, buddy is gonna be serving us some crand at their Halloween party

by danachos October 12, 2022

Mulve

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting marshmallow peeps. Tastes similar to a very mild, sweet white wine, with a faint but unmistakable aftertaste of marshmallow.

Etymologically linked to Latin's "malva" or Hebrew's מַלּוּחַ (mallū́aḥ, “saltbush”).

In other news, God wept because they brewed up some mulve to serve at the Halloween party

by danachos October 12, 2022