nanny visa n.— «The J-1 visa covers a range of temporary jobs in the U.S. including the “Au pair” category commonly known as the “nanny visa.” A “nanny visa” allows a young person to live with a host family and be paid a small wage to...
multi-dadding n.— «Sadie Frost has done it. Ulrika Jonsson does it all the time. Paula Yates did it. And so have I. What we, and countless other women have done, is have children with more than one man. It is fraught, it is complicated...
poot-butt
n.— «Poot-butt—A square; someone who doesn’t know what’s happening; often a child.» —“Examples of Black Vernacular” Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Dec. 30, 1973. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
summer slide n.— «Yes, many children fall almost three months behind in math and reading skills over the summer. This phenomenon is so well known that educators even have a special name for it. They call it the “the summer slide.”...
bucket baby n.— «I also hate to see bucket babies or unhappy children confined against their will to a stroller or carseat while a parent is oblivious or gives them a token “you’re okay” while she continues her adult stuff...
crotchfruit n. a child; children. Editorial Note: This term is often pejorative. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)