The word clean, as in clean food, has taken on a whole new life as a buzzword describing food free of artificial ingredients, preservatives, or added color. A restaurant chain now boasts clean sandwiches, and the topic is now covered by the magazine...
Mary in Dallas started hearing cadence at work in phrases like business cadence and organization cadence. In office jargon, it refers to a regular rhythm for scheduling, product releases, reporting, or sales targets. The business use may have been...
yac n.— «The buzzword in Ames this preseason has been “yac” —- as in “yards after catch.” Chizik calls that stat “Cyclone yards.”» —“Cyclone receivers ready to explode” by Kelly Beaton Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) Aug. 20, 2008...
gorgeois adj.— «The message came from a friend on the West Coast: “What’s up, gorgeois?” Confused, we called our friend back, only to learn the word is enjoying a moment in the stylist lexicon. It has even eclipsed genius. “It’s like bourgeois...
green tape n.— «“Green tape” is a new buzz word in a business community cautious that new environmental regulations might come hand in hand with excessive bureaucratic processes. A study released this week warned that green tape would be one of the...
rexy adj.— «Kate Moss and her friends have coined a new buzzword for her skinny physique—‘rexy.” The term, made up of the words anorexic and sexy, is apparently used by the supermodel, Sadie Frost and other A-list friends as a compliment to tell...
