sposie n.— «Ask any disposable-addicted mother (“dispis” or “sposies” as we superior mums call them) about her impression of cloth nappies, and you will get some guff about pins, terries and boiling them on the...
exploding offer n.— «Some employers may over-estimate the greed of graduates. One management consultancy offered several candidates £1,000 in advance on salary for “moving expenses.” It gave another an “exploding...
sweater puppy n.pl.— «A young peacekeeper was asked to comment on working with a female officer. “Well, she’s got a real set of sweater-puppies on her. If it’s hot and she’s wearing just a sweaty T-shirt, it can be a real turn-on...
disloyalty fee n.— «Access to the network will not be free. Many banks will impose a “disloyalty fee” if customers use another ATM machine in the Link network.» —“Top banks join ATM link-up” by Vicki...
spaghetti bowl n.— «Second, it will highlight how the North American Free Trade Agreement is helping turn the world economy into a “spaghetti bowl” of discriminatory regional free trade areas which do not sit easily with the...
slamming n.— «The practice known as “slamming the wire” or “jamming” is not illegal but can upset the efficiency of the $600 billion-a-day U.S. government debt market, according to a report in the Financial Times...