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Noun; a way, or part of a way, to a walker's destination, via a heated warm building when it's uncomfortably cold outside. Antonym: Coolcut
Molly was shivering as she walked through the slush, so she decided to take a warmcut through the Madison Building on her way to the supermarket.
noun; a way, or part of a way, to a walker's destination which involves walking through a cool, air-conditioned building when it's uncomfortably hot outside
It was dangerously hot outside, so Milly took a coolcut through the Emerson Building on her way home. Antonym: Warmcut
Noun; the deceptive practice of photographing an object of historic or aesthetic interest such as a building or monument in the background, with the actual intent of photographing a person or persons in front of it in the foreground without consent. Related: camoflagrapher , camoflagraph ( as a noun or a verb), adjective: camoflagraphic
Dorothea engaged in a bit of whimsical camoflagraphy when she took a photo of several hobos relieving themselves in front of a monument depicting a nude woman symbolizing Commerce.
Noun: an early form of study or belief system that laid the groundwork for a future scientific field. For example, alchemy could be considered the "proto-science" of chemistry.
"Alchemy, once dismissed as mere superstition, is now recognized as a proto-science that laid the foundation for modern chemistry."
Noun; an unsuspecting person used to divert attention from someone committing a crime.
Ben saw that the salesman's attention was diverted from him while showing Jerry the store's selection of ties, so he used Jerry as a pseudopawn, quickly snatching two gold cuff links from the open display case.
verb; to encase an item in plastic so tightly that it is very difficult to remove.
The seller decided to plastitrap the statuette, because he knew that the buyer would probably damage it while attempting to remove it from its package, and not be able to return it for a refund. Passive verb: plastitrapped
The seller decided to plastitrap the statuette, because he knew that it would make it more likely that the buyer would damage it, the and not be able to return it for a refund.
noun; a field of science in which mythological or mystical ideas were transformed into scientific knowledge, acknowledging the role of myth in the early development of human understanding.
The ancient belief in divine beings controlling the weather was a mytho-science that inspired early meteorological studies, leading to the scientific understanding of atmospheric phenomena