FOMO n.— «A lot of giving can be attributed to what my sister refers to as F.O.M.O—the fear of missing out. For a max contribution along with a handsome check to the party committee, a mucky-muck can buy stock early in a candidate...
wrap-around adj.— «I discovered another term for network airing of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments Friday morning: wrap-around coverage. Rather than focus on a single game, ESPN will switch among several games while...
have one’s hazards on v. phr.— «Last column’s treatise on baseball pants pockets prompted some good responses, many of them chiding Uni Watch for not mentioning that having an inside-out pocket is often referred to as “leaving your...
leave one’s blinker on v. phr.— «Last column’s treatise on baseball pants pockets prompted some good responses, many of them chiding Uni Watch for not mentioning that having an inside-out pocket is often referred to as “leaving your...
base knock n.— «Can someone please tell Major League Baseball, ESPN, and local broadcasters that “Base Knock” is not a good slang term for a base hit?» —“Base Knock?” by Juice Juice Blog (San Diego...
bracketologist n.— «The Internet and ESPN are full of bracketologists (some sportswriter somewhere is actually proud of coining this word), pundits and assorted know-it-alls.» —“Bracket can be filling” Morning...