off the range adj.— «Avner makes the tough decision to leave behind his pregnant wife, relinquish his identity and go completely underground—“off the range,” in CIA parlance.» —“Best of 2005: Movies—Munich” by Brent...
pseudocide n.— «The situation in the United States has become so bad that some victims, whose identities have become completely compromised, have resorted to declaring themselves legally dead and starting again with a new name—a practice...
Tesco effect n.— «What is being increasingly referred to as the “Tesco effect” is pouring petrol on the high-street flames. The continued success of Britain’s largest supermarket chain is taking a bite out of the market share of...
rink soccer n.— «Rink soccer/futbol rapido employs a standard soccer ball. And the game takes place inside a hockey rink, which gives the sport an identity all its own.…Some dub it “sockey,” a blend of soccer and...
sockey n.— «Rink soccer/futbol rapido employs a standard soccer ball. And the game takes place inside a hockey rink, which gives the sport an identity all its own.…Some dub it “sockey,” a blend of soccer and hockey...
swardspeak n.— «The swardspeak term ladlad ng kapa (which literally means “unfurling the cape” and has been unproblematically translated as “coming out”) belies how identity is something “worn” and not...