partey n.— «Many of these people have been social misfits for years before they became political dissidents. And they are thriving today on a younger generation of social outcasts—the yobbos that we call “partey” (which by the...
meister n.— «An increasing number of manufacturing companies have begun using the in-house title of meister—the German word for master—to improve and pass along technical skills.Eiji Sato, 52, is a meister charged with passing on to the...
net-cee n.— «It was the latest salvo in a classic MC battle, the kind that has long been a staple in the dog-eat-dog world of hip-hop. To a generation raised on computers, it seems only natural that the tradition has migrated from street...
unschooler n.— «Many of this new generation call themselves “unschoolers,” believing that what happens in the classroom doesn’t always translate to the kitchen table. Caroline ticks me off when I describe the children as being...
vinyl village n.— «“Vinyl villages” (a term I borrowed from a friend) line Cedar Road, where builders are more concerned with making money than making homes aesthetically appealing or by saving the trees that will take another...
Xicano n.— «Hay Xican@s of generations and then there is Xican@s like me who are first generation pero que aprendieron el english right away como un native.» —“Espanglish & Spanglish” by Julio Sueco de Suecia a...