Word: lingo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Millions of years ago, hot springs laden with flecks of gold boiled up through deep fractures in the earth's crust. But the golden residue did not accumulate in rich veins. Instead, in geologists' lingo, it "disseminated" throughout the siltstone and limestone laid down by an ancient ocean. Small wonder, then, that old-time prospectors overlooked it. "This gold," marvels Livermore, "is so fine you just can't pan it. You can't even see it under an ordinary microscope...
...according to the University's lingo--all the freshperson dorms qualify as newly renovated, with all rooms repainted in the last three years. And Parsons says all furniture will be replaced or restored...
...newcomer felt time-warped, mired in a past age of LP records, the ERA and two-wheel drive. It wasn't the new lingo ("persona," "agenda," "biorhythms"), nor the acronyms ("EIS," "CAD" and "MSG"). It wasn't the commercial wackiness of products like "gourmet dog food." It wasn't even the daily drive-by shootings -- talk about an automotive civilization -- in Los Angeles' gangland. Mayhem is not confined...
Sometimes, in the lingo of coaches, student athletes are "greased" -- passed along by high school teachers, coaches or administrators who cannot bring themselves to bar a star athlete's academic progress. Gene Pingatore, head coach of St. Joseph's High School outside Chicago, has a reputation as a man devoted to helping his student players, on and off the court. "I take a very personal interest in the kids," says Pingatore. "I'm going to do everything I have to do within the realm of what's legal and right for the kids." Just how far he is willing...
...rugby lingo, the play is called a scissors switch. In football talk, it's called a reverse...