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kem•ing

[kem-ing] — noun

1. the result of improper kerning

[Origin: 2008, coined by David Friedman]

Sun 02.24.08 (0 comments)

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year•d

[year-d] — noun

1. a beard grown for the span of 12 consecutive months: “I think Mr. Eades is growing a yeard.”
2. a one-year beard

[Origin: 2008, coined by Lee McDerment at lunch while discussing facial hair]

Thu 01.24.08 (5 comments)

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snow•hawk

[sno-hawk] — noun

1. the strip of snow or ice left affixed to the top middle section of the roof of a motor vehicle when the driver is too lazy or rushed to fully scrape it off
2. (rare) the mohawk of an albino

[Origin: 2007, coined while driving in Boston and being pelted with other vehicle's quickly-detaching snowhawk remains]

Thu 01.17.08 (1 comment)

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ba•cn

[ba-cn] — noun

1. notifications, newsletters, updates, etc. that you sign up to receive via email
2. email you want, but not right now
3. email notifications that are somewhere between spam and personal email: Between Twitter, Flickr, and Virb, my inbox is full of bacn.

[Origin: 2007, coined via PodCamp Pittsburgh conversations]

Tue 08.28.07 (3 comments)

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col•la•bro•a•tion

[col-la-bro-a-tion] — noun

1. Cooperation between bros on a given task.

[Origin: 2007, coined via an obviously unintentional typo]

Mon 06.25.07 (3 comments)

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