A phrase template with variables that carries its own colloquial meaning. The name SnowClone derives from the prototypical sentence "Eskimos have 4 words for snow". Generalized as "''$group'' have ''$number'' words for ''$concept''", it implies that slight variations of a concept are important enough to warrant their own words within a group. SnowClone''''''s sighted prominently here: * ''$construct'' ConsideredHarmful: Boatloads! http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?search=consideredharmful * ''$noun1'' is the new ''$noun2'': JavaIsTheNewCobol, EnglishIsTheNewLatin