chocolate-maker
n.— «The “chocolate-makers” summit (the term deliciously coined by US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher) he hosted left a very bitter transatlantic aftertaste. » —“Commission Impossible” by Craig Winneker Tech Central Station June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
In the 15th century, the word respair meant “to have hope again.” Although this word fell out of use, it’s among dozens collected in a new book of soothing vocabulary for troubled times. Plus, baseball slang: If a batter...