meinchang

meinchang
 n.— «A new word, “meinchangs,” denotes employees who stare dumbly out the window because work has dwindled and layoffs are near.» —“Bitter Neologisms Arise During Employment Crisis” by Jung-Eun Lee Dong-a Ilbo (S. Korea) Jan. 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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