Sunday, May 14, 2006

Re noun ciation

Unlike my many pet peeves about verbification, I am always happy to learn a new noun or a new definition for a noun that I thought I knew.

What's a reefer, for example?

Bong! Incorrect answer! Your mind has gone to pot.

I just learned that in the newspaper biz, a reefer is a "notice to readers that a related story is published elsewhere." (source, via Google "define:")

Dude.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure you already know, but for those others surfing by who may not, a reefer also refers to a refrigerated car on a train or a refrigerated truck.

bjkeefe said...

I did not know that one either.

Thanks, TC.

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