Tagjargon

Leanover

In airline slang, a leanover is an abbreviated version of a layover, or one in which there’s not enough time to actually lie down. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Leanover” More airline slang. You know what a...

Do the Needful

“Do the needful” is a phrase commonly heard from people in India working in tech support. Though it’s fallen out of fashion in British dialects, it’s still common in India to mean “do what you must.” This is part...

Hospital Lingo

Next time you’re at a hospital, listen for staffer’s code slang like suitcase sign, meaning “the patient is determined to check himself in no matter what,” or a gown sign, meaning they suspect a patient of getting ready to...