email bankruptcy n.— «I got a lot of comments on my drowning in email post from several weeks ago. Jerry suggested I declare email bankruptcy which I seriously considered.» —“Email Holiday” by Fred Wilson A...
gravy plane n.— «Now, however, the gravy plane has been grounded. As a result of the reporters’ questions, City Manager Frank Fairbanks has decided that the city ought to actually put some limits on city junketeers.» —“Dig...
Elmo effect n.— «People were referring to it as the “Elmo effect” because it got people into the stores way ahead of what is normally seen as the kickoff to the holiday shopping season.» —“Hot-selling US toy Elmo was well...
diaper sandwich n.— «Janice Bourgeois Macomber, who insists that even people she has just met call her Aunt Boo, adds a spoonful of amber-colored cane syrup to cut the acid in her court bouillion, a tomato sauce that she uses to simmer...
hard eight n.— «Many kids programming networks are virtually sold out for the crucial holiday season, in particular for what is known as the “hard eight,” the eight weeks leading up to Christmas. “For fourth quarter, we...
hard eight n. in holiday sales-making industries, the last eight weeks of the year. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)