snowbilly
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snowbilly — n. A derogatory term for a person who was born in or lives in a rural location in northern Canada or Alaska. Example Citations: The 52 year old software engineer plans to become a self coined snowbilly by farming in West Virginia and wintering in … New words
Insults — 404 anus envy arm candy banalysis barking head bashtag big hair house biostitute … New words
People — 99er adultescent agritourist alpha earner alpha geek alpha girl alpha pup altruistic donor … New words
antirube — n. A sophisticated computer user, particularly a user willing to be among the first to adopt a new technology. Example Citation: [Computer industry] customers are shamed for not being sophisticated enough to recognize that at some unspecified… … New words
birthplace effect — n. The tendency for smaller cities to produce disproportionately more professional athletes than larger cities. Example Citations: A few years a ago, sport scientist Jean Côté and his colleagues discovered a phenomenon they termed the birthplace… … New words
cultural cringe — (KUL.chur.ul crinj) n. The belief that one s own culture is backwards and unsophisticated compared to other cultures. Example Citation: The problem is essentially a British one. The French value the creative and cultural importance of their… … New words
flyover country — (FLY.oh.vur kun.tree) n. Pejorative nickname for middle America, most often used by people on the east or west coast. Also: fly over country. Example Citation: As the Clinton White House took on the appearance of the Playboy Mansion East, it… … New words
hillbilly heroin — (HIL.bil.ee hayr.oh.in) n. Slang nickname for the prescription painkiller OxyContin, which is said to produce an effect similar to heroin. Example Citation: The Reid boys ... have been caught in an alarming wave of addiction triggered largely by… … New words
hillbillying — (HIL.bil.ee.ing) pp. Emphasizing one s rural or humble upbringing. hillbilly v. Example Citation: They said that in Texas there s an expression. It is called hillbillying. And when Bush hillbillies, that means he is charming you and he s being… … New words
powsurfing — pp. Riding a snowboard without bindings, particularly on powder snow. Also: pow surfing, pow surfing. powsurf v. powsurfer n. Example Citations: Devotees of bindingless snowboarding, known as powsurfing, say it is a nostalgic return to the roots… … New words
