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- Definition: [Verb] -- Joyride. To twoc in police, legal and criminal slang means to joyride, to steal a car. Also becoming more popularly used as a synonym for steal. I suppose ya think ya clever In ya flashy coat 'a leather Wi' ya twoc'd nike airs T.W.O.C. by Ferank Manseed Derivation: Acronym of "Take Without Owners Consent" the technical term for joyriding as defined in Theft Act 1968 §12. This terminology was devised because "joyriding" does not constitute theft within the meaning of the Theft Act, there being no "intention permanently to deprive...". Also variously written TWOC, Twocc, TWOCC
- Definition: Tennis Bracelet is another name for Eternity Bracelet - a continuous circlet of small diamonds. Derivation: The term seems to have gained popularity in the mid-1980s, possibly after the incident referred to below. Citation: "This year's most desirable fashion accessory is a tennis bracelet...[Chris] Evert wore a similar circlet of diamonds--previously called an 'eternity bracelet' by most jewelers--while playing in a televised tournament a couple of years ago. The bracelet flew off Evert's arm and play was interrupted until it could be retrieved. Courtside broadcasters dubbed the adornment Chrissy's 'tennis bracelet'. Shortly thereafter, it was to die for among female aficionados of the game, even those with lousy one-handed backhands." Chicago Tribune 1987-05-27.
- Definition: Ten-baggers are stocks that achieve a ten-fold gain (1000%) very quickly. Often associated with Internet related stocks. Derivation: A term derived from baseball, where a four-bagger is a home run. Its use was popularised in the UK by Alpesh B Patel, Financial Times columnist. Citation: "I have started investing . . . a small part of my portfolio in the hunt for UK "ten-baggers" These are stocks that may rise ten-fold quite quickly. " Financial Times 2000-01-29
- Definition: Swoosh-ball - a form of circular logotype, a kind of dot, spiral or swoosh. Citation: "...the ubiquitous 'swoosh-ball' has come to dominate current brand identity, especially online ". Creative Review May 2000 p99.
- Definition: Sovereign Sterling Silver is the working name for a new formulation sterling silver alloy with approx 1 per cent germanium. Developed by Peter Johns at Middlesex University and now produced commercially by Thessco Ltd of Sheffield. Originally referred to as "Germanium Silver", the term Soverign Sterling Silver is being registered as a trademark, in conjunction with the patenting of the alloy.
- Definition: Oxford. Term denotes the high-tech software and biotech companies establishing on the edge of Oxford, often as university spin-offs. Derivation: Homorous extension of 'silicon valley'. The term derives from 19th century poet Matthew Arnold's description of Oxford as the 'City of Dreaming Spires'. Citation: Siliconia -- the definitive collection on the Web of names beginning with 'Silicon' by areas other than Silicon Valley.
- 服务器机房 Definition: A large group of internet servers at a single location. Citation: "Intel, the largest semiconductor manufacturer, has chosen a site near Reading, Berkshire, for its first European "server farm", which will offer electronic commerce computer capacity to corporate customers.... " Financial Times http://www.ft.com/nbearchive/email-neteq3290a6.htm
- Definition: A precious metal chain link style deriving from the braiding and threading techniques of kumihimo, the Japanese art of plaited cords and braids. Citation: "This exquisite sasanami chain jewellery is perfect for the festive season." Daily Telegraph 1999-11-09. Variant spellings: sassanami, sasanammi
- Definition: The striking of a slightly wrong note in an otherwise tuneful harmony. Derivation: Ancient Greek. Citation: "The Greeks had a word for it -- parakrousis -- the striking of a slightly wrong note in an otherwise tuneful harmony. " The Wench is Dead Colin Dexter 1989 p. 59.
- Definition: Octothorpe is one of a number of names used for the # symbol on telephones and keyboards. Also called "number sign", "hash mark" "sharp sign", "scratch" or "gate". In the USA only, it is referred to as the "pound sign" referring to weight, as in "a 6# bag of sprouts", but also sometimes referring to pounds sterling (because the "? symbol did not often appear on USA typewriter keyboards). British Telecom customer messages call it the "square". Commonly in UK telecoms engineering usage, it is called the "gate" symbol. The official ANSI/CCITT name is "number sign". PostScript language calls it the "numbersign". Derivation: Mark Israel in the ALT.USAGE.ENGLISH FAQ file writes:- ...in a failed attempt to avoid the naming problem by creating a new name, the term "octothorp(e)" (which MWCD10 dates 1971) was invented for "#", allegedly by Bell Labs engineers when touch-tone telephones were introduced in the mid-1960s. "Octo-" means eight, and "thorp" was an Old English word for _village_: apparently the sign was playfully construed as eight fields surrounding a village. Another story has it that a Bell Labs supervisor named Don MacPherson coined the word from the number of endpoints and from the surname of U.S. athlete James Francis Thorpe. Merriam-Webster Editorial Department told me: "All of the stories you record are known to us, but the evidence does not line up nicely behind any one of them." A large number of variant names for the # sign have been attested: Official usage: number sign; pound; pound sign; hash; sharp; gate; square. Unofficial, slang, nickname usage: grid; crunch; crosshatch; mesh; flash; square, pig-pen; tictactoe; scratchmark; thud; thump; splat; hex, grate, reticule. Variant spellings: octothorp, oktothorpe