Afghanistanism n.— «For years, Americans went about their daily lives under the false impression that faraway places like Afghanistan didn’t matter. Newspapers even had a term for news stories that were irrelevant to local readers:...
juke v.— «Prez soon finds that life as an educator also involves “juking the stats”—police slang for manipulating the numbers to create a positive impression even when there is no positive outcome.» —“‘The Wire’: A Barbed...
spinster-man n.— «At 44, and still a “spinster-man” as he calls it, he meets a woman at a wedding, and she makes such an impression that he nonchalantly puts his arm in the punch bowl.» —“Music adds a bit of Irish to...
steady ticket n.— «As many day laborers see it, their best hope is to happen to get a steady “ticket” to one company for several weeks and make such a good impression there that they are offered a job.» —“Dirty...
slasher n.— «Slasher—one who works hard to make an impression on the boss.» —“Jargon From Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local 37, 389 East 154th St.” in New York City Lexicon of...
con-trepreneur n.— «Down the scale of female “con-trepreneur” scale you will find the matronly variety, the kind that gives the impression of having coined their fortune during the 1970s coffee boom.» —“Nairobi’s Con...