jingle mail n.— «When the recession of the early 1990s hit, many owners of converted apartments in the Boston area, and especially those who had purchased them as investments, resorted to “jingle mail”—sending condo-unit keys to their banks or...
jingle mail n.— «Kosciuszko said the mortgage insurance industry coined the term “jingle mail” because homeowners whose mortgages were worth far more than their homes literally mailed their house keys in to lenders.» —“Haunted by debt” by Pamela...
happy-clappy adj.— «Military alliances are as keen as anyone to cloak themselves in happy-clappy idealism.» —“Fear Holds The Key To The Future Of NATO” by Andrew Marr Independent (London, United Kingdom) Dec. 3, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued...
jingle mail n.— «In the great Southern California bust of the early 1990s, real estate legend holds, many defaulting homeowners mailed their keys back to the lenders, in effect washing their hands of the whole matter, and promptly left town. Thus...
madness ambassador n.— «The jollity can be laboured, too. Parade marshals now taking up position on Duval St are called “madness ambassadors.” We “robed revellers” are exhorted to be “frolicsome” and enjoy the “menu of mania” on offer… before being...
Nashville number system n.— «On a legal pad he had “charted” the five songs, using what’s called the Nashville number system, a time-saving trick that assigns a number to each chord in the do-re-mi musical scale, making it easier for musicians to...