Fanron n.— «It is with no overt sense of hyperbole or irony that Bill Fleckenstein from Fleckenstein Capital has taken to calling Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) “Fanron.” Case in point: yesterday’s disclosure that its primary...
leg n.— «For those that still have all their marbles a “leg” is any soldier who isn’t Airborne. As opposed to the soldiers who work in finance and personel, who I like to refer to as “chairborne”).» —“When I...
clawback n.— «While the dual eligibles in 2006 will qualify for federal Medicare drug benefits, states won’t get to keep all of the savings from dropping the indigent seniors from state-financed Medicaid drug plans. Instead, states will...
grantepreneur n.— «Higher taxes needed to finance such action lead to growth of the tax avoidance industry and to the phenomenon of the grantepreneur and the rent-seeking society.» —by Dermot McAleese in Trinity College...
waps n.pl.— «A preliminary hearing into her sexual discrimination case against the international finance giant heard that senior colleague Nathaniel Norgren indeed congratulated her on her waps—British slang for breasts—at an office...
Whaodie n.— «Cash Money introduced a number of words like “bling bling” and “Whaodie” into the hip hop lexicon.» —“Cash Money Records Dominates The Radio Airwaves” in New York Yahoo...