Word: metrocard
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...When we get down into the roots of language, we're dealing with something that's not abstract, but that you can invest in and use. I think money's got to get back down to that too. But, I put $20,000 on my [New York City subway] MetroCard just in case...
After drowsily leaving my house at 6:15 a.m. and walking to the el, I’d climb the steps and swipe myself through the turnstile with my student MetroCard. As I reached the top of the staircase and stepped out onto the far end of the concrete platform, fresh air would hit me in the face. I could look up and see the sky. It was usually empty—I think a flock of geese may have flown overhead once—but there was something so satisfying about being able to see the sky directly above...
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