Emily in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is married to a native Dutch speaker, who points out that they buy groceries in a store, so why doesn’t grocery denote just one of those items and not the store where they’re sold? Originally, the French...
dollar-a-year man n.— «Before his death in 1955, the Pictou-born man was one of the country’s top corporate lawyers, known for driving around the streets of Halifax in the city’s first Rolls-Royce limousine. During the Second World War...
trash ‘n’ cash n.— «It is feared that short-sellers—investors who use falling share prices to make money—were deliberately spooking the market in order to profit from plunging stocks in a practice called trash ‘n’ cash...
mugging n.— «They’re luring (people) in under the guise of a survey.…“Our industry calls that sugging—soliciting under the guise of interviewing. Or mugging—marketing under the guise of interviewing.» —“Study: Not all phone...
sugging n.— «They’re luring (people) in under the guise of a survey.…“Our industry calls that sugging—soliciting under the guise of interviewing. Or mugging—marketing under the guise of interviewing.» —“Study: Not all phone...
sip ‘n’ puff n.— «Quadriplegic sailors such as Kevin Penny can also navigate the boat independently. Penny uses two straws to control the boat (what’s known as “sip ‘n’ puff”). One steers, the other moves the sails in...