suitcasing v.— «Suitcasing A traditional method of delivering classroom training to groups of workers at remote locations. All materials required to conduct the training are packaged and either sent or hand-carried to the training...
spermarche n.— «For this milestone in male maturation I suggest one of two terms: we might call it primus ejactulatus from the Latin or spermarche from the Greek. I prefer the latter, which means “the beginning of sperm...
pap v.— «“The paps,” as the freelance and tabloid snappers are known, are always manoeuvring for the embarrassing disclosure, just as Bennett’s dogging of the mounted monarch was in the hope of photographing her falling off...
nom de womb n.— «Well, I feel pregnant. Much more so than I did last month with the chemical. This feels like it felt with Joseph, which is reassuring in a way because after all, my entire pregnancy with him was normal and easy, right up...
finger trouble n.— «The system is user friendly, provides comprehensive computer data-checking features and is robust to operator finger trouble.» —“Conference Abstracts” Journal of the Operational Research...
puddle n.— «A “puddle,” in theater parlance, is a heap of clothing an actor steps into and is quickly zipped inside during one of those split-second costume changes that dazzle audiences. “Puddles” are one of the...