surplusing n.— «The employees will have the opportunity to “follow the work,” as AT&T puts it, thus skirting a promise it made in its current contract with the union not to engage in “surplusing,” which is...
canoe plant n.— «The garden, which offers self-guided tours, is an ethnobotanical wonder of both native and “canoe plants,” brought from other islands by Polynesians.» —“In the Land of the Lotus Eaters” by Patricia Leigh...
to-do haole n.— «In these jungled thickets, hot enough to make lipstick melt, the escapist Garden of Eden fantasies of “to-do haole,” as rich Caucasians are called, converge and occasionally collide with native truths.» —“In the Land...
Saffron Revolution n.— «Twenty thousand people, including nuns, monks and ordinary Burmese, marched through the streets of Rangoon yesterday demanding freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel laureate, in a dramatic escalation of the...
hose dragger n.—Gloss: a nickname for a firefighter. «Butler, a former Coast Guard captain, conceded he had limited experience as what’s known as a “hose dragger” but noted he has had years of planning and preparatory...
jump the string v. phr.— «The fastest compound bows shoot arrows faster than 300 feet per second, but whitetails are such alert animals that they often hear the archery shot and react before the arrow reaches them. The reaction is often...