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wristband generation

wristband generation  n.— «“Generation Gap,” or “the wristband generation,” is the latest demographic acronym to emerge from the bowels of our marketing-friendly modern political machine.» —“Generation...

lidism

lidism  n.— «Much of modern politics is concerned with what I call “lidism,” measures aimed not to address the underlying issues but to keep the lid on.» —“Paul Rogers: Peace studies in our time” by Huw...

MP3jing

MP3jing  n.— «MP3Jing is just about extending that accessibility. I co-run a night called noWax at a bar in east London, where people DJ with iPods.» —“Clubs: Last night an MP3J saved my life” by Raj Panjwani The...

greenies

greenies  n.pl.— «There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as...

beaned up

beaned up  adj.— «There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as...

beans

beans  n.pl.— «There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as...

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