ghost n.— «The two are known as “ghosts,” in police parlance, or undercover officers whose job is to keep an eye on and provide back-up to a third undercover officer who is doing the buy-and-bust work.» —“Man Shot Dead by Police on Lafayette” The...
BOGO n.— Note: Also abbreviated as “BOGOF.” «I was proud that she had grasped the dangers of Buy-One/Get-One (BOGO) free purchases.» —“BOGO Trap: Buy Eight, Get One Free? I Don’t Think So” by Sharon Harvey Rosenberg The Frugal Duchess Oct. 23, 2008...
dry powder n.—Gloss: Capital readily available for investment. «Capital available for secondary deals—what the industry calls dry powder—is about $12 to $15 billion, said Small, whose company manages some $4.2 billion of secondaries.» —“ANALYSIS...
smash cake
n.— «What idiot ever came up with the idea of a “smash cake”?! Why buy an entire small cake for your baby to destroy?» —“NON day” by parkingmaid Stub (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Feb. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)