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iliac furrow

iliac furrow  n.— «“I am filled with bitter resentment and burning envy at the sight of this young fellow’s pronounced iliac furrow.”…“There is reason to envy someone skinny enough to have such a pronounced apollo’s belt. i often tell people that i...

Apollo’s belt

Apollo’s belt  n.— «“There is reason to envy someone skinny enough to have such a pronounced apollo’s belt. i often tell people that i have one, but that it’s just covered in a layer of fat.”…“round here we call those cum gutters.”» —“Apollo’s...

cum gutter

cum gutter  n.— «“There is reason to envy someone skinny enough to have such a pronounced apollo’s belt. i often tell people that i have one, but that it’s just covered in a layer of fat.”…“round here we call those cum gutters.”» —“Apollo’s...

envy ratio

envy ratio  n.— «There is a lexicon of private equity doing the rounds. My copy bears the imprint of a big player in the field that I am assured is not involved. I will reproduce some entries over the next few days, such as E is for Envy Ratio, “the...

idolspize

idolspize  v.— «Whom do you idolspize?…It recently became clear to me that modern life has spawned a brand new emotion, that psychological sidewalk-crack between envy and idolatry that we often succeed in jumping over, but once in a while fall right...

me wall

me wall  n.— «His office boasts a “me wall” that would be the envy of any Washington lobbyist, it’s full of autographed photos of himself with Ronnie and Nancy and George and Barbara. It spells access.» —“The Machine Behind Michael Milken” by Mary G...