data Valdez
n.— «Ted checks in on what people are calling the “data Valdez.”…Every couple of steps we take going forward,…we seem to get hit back by something horrible like “the call” or “the data Valdez.” » —“Hard times at AOL right now” by Jason Calcanis Calcanis.com Aug. 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don’t they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ever been in a situation where a group makes...
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...