clacker n.— «You may even be a clacker if you are a man, though in that case your clacking is more likely to take place in private, or at least in your own time rather than the company’s. I discovered I was one while watching the new film...
dipping n.— «The lawsuit claims that guards routinely engage in a practice called “dipping,” which Norman called a sadistic version of a common control measure. According to the suit, the guards take hold of the teens, twist...
grow teeth v. phr.— «A mysterious Taiwanese-born floor trader, Hwalin Lee, singlehandedly cost another CBOE clearing firm more than $50 million in a huge short position in S&P 100 puts that exploded into the money even before Oct. 19...
hully-gully adj.— «Terrell played the style Hughes had learned from Adams: run, pass, lob, dunk, press, crash the boards. Some called it hully-gully ball, or playground ball. “We were playing today’s game back in the sixties...
flip-over syndrome n.— «We have chickens, and we had a couple of roosters. Both of them died of what the industry calls flip-over syndrome, the latest on Christmas Eve.» —“Whistleblower on the Kill Floor” Satya (New...
throw shade v. phr.— «Leave your attitude—and your daylight persona—at home. After all, it’s hard to throw shade when you’re sweating on the dance floor next to someone named Florence N. Normandie.» —“Dressed to Excess” by...