cotton curtain n. a political, social, and cultural divide, especially concerning race, between the American South and the rest of the country. Editorial Note: A similar term is Orange Curtain. Etymological Note: Patterned after Iron Curtain...
ladder people n.pl.— «In this working-class town built by immigrants from Europe generations ago, some locals have taken to calling the latest arrivals from overseas “the ladder people,” for the cranes and ladders on the utility trucks they drive...
phone home v. phr.— «Of course it’s possible that the software just “phones home” when the memory is full, who knows?» —“Re: Sky phoning in to the digibox” by Dave Porter Usenet: alt.satellite.tv.europe Dec. 29, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued...
pre-baked adj.— «Stapled financing is a relatively new phenomenon in both the U.S. and Europe that presents its own unique set of conflicts. In such a financing transaction the investment bank running the auction of a business also offers a...
stapled financing n.— «Stapled financing is a relatively new phenomenon in both the U.S. and Europe that presents its own unique set of conflicts. In such a financing transaction the investment bank running the auction of a business also offers a...
jet people n.pl.— «The situation in Europe and North America is, in this respect, preoccupying, because it is clear that the “jet people” of today are not receiving the same sort of welcome as the “boat people” of the 1970s or the “land people” of...