Bombadan n.— «Ramadan becomes a shopping holiday—this is a good thing for a holiday some have coined “Bombadan” because of the frequency of bombings during this period.» —“The Ramadan shopping season” by Ed Lasky American Thinker Oct. 14, 2005...
oil spot n.— «Establish hamlets in groups, spreading the oil spot from the rich and populated areas outward. Give equal stress to the economy and the living standard of the population and the security factor.» —“Viet Premier Outlines One-Year Plan...
tree rat n.— «Kohn said the state’s own witnesses agree Vang was called a “tree rat” and a “mud duck,” which Kohn said was a derogatory term for a person of color.» —“Case against hunter opens” by Ed Culhane in Hayward Post-Crescent (Appleton-Fox...
mud duck n.— «Kohn said the state’s own witnesses agree Vang was called a “tree rat” and a “mud duck,” which Kohn said was a derogatory term for a person of color.» —“Case against hunter opens” by Ed Culhane in Hayward Post-Crescent (Appleton-Fox...
commonizing n.— «DaimlerChrysler wants to reduce engineering costs by paring down the number of different parts used across brands, said Frank Klegon, the Chrysler Group’s vice president of product development process and components. “Commonizing,”...
conquest
v.— «In auto industry parlance, GM was unable to “conquest” more customers from rivals.» —“GM deal fails to lure buyers from rivals” by Ed Garsten Detroit News (Mich.) July 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)