Word of the day: Saucer, Satellite Dish
Saucer, Satellite Dish
/SAW-ser, sa-tuh-lite DISH/ · n.
1. A parabolic reflector engineered to receive or transmit data signals, often characterized by an exaggerated depth and breadth that challenges conventional suburban landscapes.
2. colloq. The reason a backyard barbecue suddenly feels like a NASA mission control, especially when viewed astern, aglow in raking light.
Etymology. From French soucoupe ('saucer') and Middle English dish ('receptacle'), combined in the modern era to describe a device which, ironically, serves nothing edible.
In Oman, the thiccc satellite dish overshadowed the entire block, giving new meaning to 'home entertainment'.
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