item girl n.— «We don’t have just “item girls” but “item boys” as well. And why not? After all, a star is a commodity that helps to sell a film.» —“Straight answers” by Jhumari Nigam Times of...
item boy n.— «We don’t have just “item girls” but “item boys” as well. And why not? After all, a star is a commodity that helps to sell a film.» —“Straight answers” by Jhumari Nigam Times of...
urban fartlek n.— «The only item of note I can think of is that I coined the term “urban fartlek” to describe our sudden speeding up to make it through a stale green light and cross Market Street.» —“Run of the...
wardrobing n.— «Some people buy an item and then return it after wearing—a ploy the industry calls “wardrobing.”» —“Returners unhappy as retailers balk” by Andrea K. Walker Chicago Tribune Dec. 28...
silo other. attributively silo and as an adjective siloed, kept separate from similar items, especially in the case of funds, a budget line item, a department, etc.; noun, something that is kept separate or compartmentalized; verb, to keep separate...
dead pick n.— «I’ve been trying to explain that theatre guys are also responsible for the volume of work done by arena riggers. That in some ways, even arena type point ever set is just a “dead pick” in my world, and that the...