snobocracy n.— «If Carole Middleton does indeed use the term “toilet”—and despite my trawling of the snobocracy I cannot find anyone to swear either way, apart from James Whitaker—then it is a habit she shares with a swathe of the upper...
wilfing n.— «Britain is becoming a nation of aimless internet users, spending an average of two full working days a month surfing the web without any real purpose, a study claimed today. More than two thirds of the UK’s 33.7 million...
lay down n.— «Say your staff makes a habit of describing customers who pay full price as “lay downs.” Your dealership has just insulted a customer who has given you more money. Instead of fawning over this customer for increasing your...
butt hut n.— «Another Gainesville smoker, Cerce Destin, 18, relaxed at one of the SFCC designated smoking locations, a place she dubs the “butt hut.”» —“Annual anti-smoking event helps kick the habit” by Sarah...
garbage head n.— «The may be hard-core heroin addicts or “garbage heads,” youths who take anything to get high, including hashish, cocanine, LSD, heoin, amphetamines and bartituates.» —“Good Head, No Habit” by...
worm dirt n.— «Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Dudley likes the “worm dirt,” another term for dipping.…He admits that at $8 a can, it’s an expensive habit.» —“Time as the enemy” by Kimberly Johnson in Mosul...