thrownaway n.—Gloss: a child who has been forced to leave home by a guardian or parent. «A federal study found that 45 percent of missing kids were either runaways or “thrownaways,” a term for kids kicked out of their homes by...
garbage time n.—Gloss: in American sports, “garbage time” refers to the remaining minutes of a game whose outcome is already apparent. «He is trailing in the polls. His numbers are static. Unless he does something now, right...
apatheism n.— «I can’t remember if was a post or e-mail, but one of the more interesting **-theisms I’ve seen is “apatheism.” An apatheist would be: one who couldn’t cares less whether there is a god or not, because its...
apatheism n. the attitude of not caring about religion or whether there is a God. Etymological Note: apa(th)y + -theism (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
apatheism n.— «I think you’ll find that the stance of simply not caring much about God or religion (“apatheism” in the jokey parlance) is much less common than you imagine. It seems to be growing as people get wealthier, but a...
missional adj.— «Today’s missional Christians have expanded the mission of God to global warming, the environment, voting for the occasional democrat, serving the poor, building homes for Habitat for Humanity, giving away groceries to the...