Monday, November 30, 2009

Bronck

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Bronck: Jonas Bronck called an area of NYC Bronck's River, later known as The Bronx.

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Bebop



Bebop: A form of Jazz in which improvisation is foremost. Most notable players: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Gad

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Gad: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, short for Egad; an exclamation, go hither and thither rapidly, seventh son of Jacob, geologist's pry bar.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Prink

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Prink: Gussy up, prank.

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Nub

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Nub: Kernel, heart, protuberance, cigar.
Nub City: City where many inhabitants have cut off a limb to defraud insurance companies.
Nub Theory: In which one supposedly can determine the gender of a baby long before birth.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

SNY

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SNY: New York sports network, Special Needs Yard for prisoners at risk in the general population, curved plank.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Pyx

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Pyx: Communion box, coin sample box.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Paronomasia

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Paronomasia: Pundigrion

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Falute

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Falute: Specialized speech indicating social position.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Pi-eyed


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Pi-eyed: Obsessed with numbers

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Headline

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Headline: The line that indicates the end of the neck and the beginning of the head,

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Chairman

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Chairman:
Sam Maloof,
Charles Eames,
Herman Miller,
Marcel Breuer,
Mies

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Klook


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Klook: Kenny Clarke, jazz drummer, inventor of the 'klook-mop' sound found in be-bop music.

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