spave v.— «My oldest daughter’s friend Polly calls bargain hunting “spaving,” which she defines as “spending to save… because while you are spending money, you’re actually saving on the full price.” I like...
cledalism n.— «Salvador Dali, for example, defined flight as “the most spectacular expression of the sexual impulse.” And when he had to define that same sexual impulse, he coined the term “cledalism.” This...
creeping meatballism n.— «Philistinism—actually, the street term “creeping meatballism” sounds better—spreads through British Columbia’s political class like some zombie virus in a B-grade movie.» —“Plans to close 144...
pageant hair n.— «Biotech #1: He hired this blonde girl from Chicago… with pageant hair! Biotech #2: Ew. Pageant hair? Hello, this is New York City. We aren’t blonde, and we aren’t perky!» —“ Although We All Start Out That...
March effect n.— «The move to garner more deposits by offering up to double-digit rates this month is primarily because it is the end of this financial year when banks try to meet their annual fund targets. This, the industry calls the...
learned stupidity n.— «This (learned stupidity) is a new term that we have coined at the WB. We try to teach children things that are beyond their age and when children fail to learn them we call them stupid. The fact is that our children...