Slang word of the day: mo

In honor of the last day of Movember, today's slang word of the day is mo. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

mo

noun

• "moment".

  I'll be there in a mo.

• "modus operandi".

  Gustafson: We also believe that the rapes in Temecula occurred before he had time to perfect his MO.
  
  -- "Sins of the Past", Terriers (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 11

• "mustache".

  I'm growing a mo for Movember.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: Chrismahanukwanzakah

Today's slang word of the day is Chrismahanukwanzakah. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

Chrismahanukwanzakah

• "the holidays". An invented word combining Christmas + Hanukkah + Kwanzaa.

  Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah!

  Joy to the world and behold! 'Tis the "Chrismahanukwanzakah" holiday season!
  
  -- "Starting holidays early might be good for health", The Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Melissa Grau, November 11 2010

notes

• Also spelled Christmahanukwanzakah, Christmahanakwanzika, and other variants.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: road pizza

Today's slang word of the day is road pizza. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

road pizza

noun

• roadkill.

  Mikey: Parker, you're road pizza! Russo's looking for you.
  
  -- "Pilot", Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV, 1990), Season 1 Episode 1

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: gate rape

Today's slang word of the day is gate rape. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

gate rape

noun

• a more thorough inspection of some passengers flying in the United States, prior to entering the gate area.

  Since 9/11, flight crews have often had to go through screening alongside passengers, and are even pulled aside for special searches. The pilots call it "gate-rape"...
  
  -- "Airline Security: Stuck on the Runway?", Time, Sally B. Donnelly, Apr. 21 2002

• the invasive security screening procedure mandated in the United States by the Transportation Security Administration, starting in November 2010.

  Some have dubbed it the "freedom grope." Others call it "gate rape." But whatever the snarky nickname, there is no denying that American passengers are in a huff over the new TSA pat-down procedure.
  
  -- "'Freedom Grope,' 'Gate Rape' -- Whatever You Call It -- Do You Think It's Worth It?", Nightline's Daily Line, November 17 2010

verb

• to perform the invasive security screening procedure mandated in the United States by the TSA.

  I got gate raped today.

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

Slang word of the day: prehab

Today's slang word of the day is prehab. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

prehab

noun

• the period during which one drinks or does drugs, i.e. before one goes to rehab.

  Charlie: No thank you. We're working and one of us is a recovering alcoholic.
  
  Ginger: I'm still in prehab.
  
  -- "Dig a Hole", Life (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 10

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)