Boustrophedon
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An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one linefrom left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields areplowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.
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Boustrophedon is to write from left to right in one line and right to left in the next one, or vice-versa. The term derives from Greek, from the way land is plowed with an ox. One form of ancient Greek was written like this. Some printing computer-related devices use this technique.
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someone [or something] with a high amount of [awesomeness], [amazingness], or edginess.
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Written from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines.
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