cluster
n.— «The cops are already calling the response a “cluster”—cop-speak for clusterfuck—and the chaos gets only more obscene. The pugnacious medics squabble over how to treat the patients and where to land the chopper.» —“A Gap in Coverage” by Josh Harkinson Houston Press (Texas) July 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Chris in San Antonio, Texas, a professional musician, asks where the word gig comes from. While gig is now the standard term for a musical engagement and has broadened to any short-term job, its early origins are murky. It may be related to the term...
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