Neoconzo adj.— «While Suskind found his lesson disturbing, other writers are only too willing to embrace “history’s actors.” In return they gain access denied to the mainstream press. This gives rise to what we can call...
crypsis n.— «In those insect which gain protection from mechanisms other than crypsis (warning, threat and flash coloration), or even in those cryptic moths which benefit from resembling dead leaves, the melanics are rare, recessive, sub...
chippy adj.— «The game was wide open with end-to-end rushes and very little chippy stuff and few penalties.» —“Native Sons Gain Entry in Five-Team Hockey Loop” by Don Maclean Lethbridge Herald (Alberta, Can...
KKN n.— «A number of public figures expect President BJ Habibie to come up with a cabinet that is free from practices that reek of collusion, corruption and nepotism (otherwise known here as KKN) in order to gain public and international...
double-witching n.— «One factor in the day’s buying may be related to Friday’s “double-witching” session, Wall Street’s term for the session when stock index options and stock futures contracts expire on the same day. This...
feederism n.— «The practice of feederism is defined as the promotion of intentional weight gain for the sexual pleasure of oneself or another person. People engaging in the active practice of feederism are referred to as feeders and...