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Bike-Shedding and Tohubohu

Hi, all! In this week's archive episode, do you know the term "bike-shedding"? How about "tohubohu"? The former refers to being inappropriately focused on the minutiae of a project instead of the bigger picture (handy...

glog

glog  n.— «Superstar members will be given the ability to cover March Madness by using the CBS SportsLine Glog. Glog which is short for a “game log,” is a unique form of sports coverage created by CBS SportsLine in 2005. It’s...

door-knocker

door-knocker  n.— «Then we break up into teams, and it’s into the vans again. Cathy and Olivera, my team leaders, drive us out to a neighborhood that goes by the name of “14D” on our map, and we’re let off with lists of registered...

browardize

browardize  v.— «Browardize—a verb used to describe the turning of a section of paradise into an undesirable place to live because of poor planning and excessive development, leading to overcrowded roads and other municipal ills...

shoppertainment

shoppertainment  n.— «Mills even coined a term for their new mega-malls that eventually spread across 21 states: “shoppertainment.” Shoppers were confronted by massive cinemas, indoor sports and a broad range of eating options...

bark park

bark park  n.— «Dog parks, or “bark parks” as they are affectionately called, are the fitness clubs of the canine set. Bark parks allow man and beast to let down their hair and run free—sometimes without leashes, though man...

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