audism n.— «While her health issues have played a major role in shaping her life, Poteet has struggled with a form of subtle social exclusion called “audism,” a relatively new term to describe the often contentious...
shoobie n.— «It’s not the people, perhaps, that we’re so concerned about who start fishing in March or April and continue to fish into late November, Rather, it’s the little folks, “shoobies” as we refer to them, who perhaps...
Romeo and Juliet law n.— «Sarah Farley is awaiting a hearing within the next two days on three counts under what is commonly called the “Romeo and Juliet law.” It’s defined as when one teen under the age of 19 has sex with...
graveyard spiral n.— «I don’t remember ever hearing of a single crash due to an accidental, recoverable spin. Pilots get killed in graveyard spirals…but they aren’t spins, and the root cause is not the airplane.» —“Re: American...
rubber room n. a space where a worker subject to a disciplinary hearing or other administrative action waits and does no work; generally, a place or personal mind-set of isolation. Etymological Note: After rubber room, a literal reference to a...
bulking n.— «As many as 40 of SA’s biggest retirement fund administrators may have illicitly earned interest income on the assets they control, the Financial Services Board told Parliament’s Finance Committee yesterday at a hearing...