qualoid n.— «The roughly 18 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch size is also known as the “European midi” (France’s Le Monde uses it) or, really grimly, as “qualoid,” as in quality tabloid.» —“For U.S. newspapers, future may...
blue-sky
v.— «(title)» —“Blue Skying For the Future Home” by Aileen Snoddy Edwardsville Intelligencer (Illinois) Nov. 16, 1964. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
wisdom of repugnance n.— «Professor Nussbaum is certainly right that feelings of disgust, like feelings of shame, are extra- if not irrational: we don’t argue ourselves into disgust or shame: we feel it immediately. Professor Nussbaum is...
visibility whip n.— «Take, for example, the “America’s Future” signs brought out for President Clinton’s speech Monday night. Hotline sources report that DNCC “visability whips” were under strict orders not to pass...
dotcom n.— «For many ordinary Zambians, the dream of owning a car has suddenly seemed attainable and they have been spending hours on the Internet, filing out applications for a free or cheap used car from Transport Aid Japan. So popular...
gurn v.— «Not that snogging was ever the agenda, as most people were gurning and too busy worshipping the stupid music.» —“Howard Ritchie’s Future Big Ones” by Howard Ritchie ic Coventry (U.K.) May 25, 2004...