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love contract

love contract  n.— «With many workers having an office valentine—and even canoodling on the job—some employers don’t want to be liable if the romance fizzles. They are asking workers, mostly senior executives, to sign “love...

infostaining

infostaining  n.— «I then removed the case notes, and correspondence sent by me to the court in February 2006 concerning internet based harassment directed at me consisting of linking my name to porn sites, a technique known as...

fire crotch

fire crotch  n.— «The harassment started a few months ago on the school bus. Millie, a student with red hair, was called “fire crotch” by several sixth-grade boys, who giggled and snickered among themselves.» —“Parent...

eve-teasing

eve-teasing  n.— «One aspect of the problem of student indiscipline which is plaguing university authorities in India has been the bullying and harassment of girl students in the few coeducational institutions—a pastime so common that it...

eve-teasing

eve-teasing n. harassment of, or sexually aggressive behavior toward, women or girls. Etymological Note: The term most likely references the biblical Eve, the supposed first woman. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

soapland

soapland  n.— «It is the night life of Tokyo and Osaka that seems to propel Mr. Mezrich—the hostess clubs, “soaplands” and “sexual harassment clubs” in which Malcolm’s colleagues conduct so much of their business...