disloyalty fee n.— «In Canada, consumer groups have been upset over white label ATMs—ones that aren’t clearly affiliated with a bank. The person is first charged $1 to $2 for using the machine, then another $1 or more from their bank (a...
Katrician n.— «All it took was a pre-existing spike in the crime rate and a new word—”Katrician”—that turns 120,000 men, women and children into the enemy. If Pruett’s new label sticks it could also alter the meaning of...
body habitus n.— «In an effort to quantify how obesity affects diagnostic imaging quality, Dr. Uppot and colleagues analyzed radiology records from a 15-year span at MGH. They searched for incomplete exams that carried the label...
rejuvenile n.— «“The label ‘rejuvenile,’…isn’t meant to be entirely celebratory, or for that matter pejorative. It’s value-neutral.” Rejuveniles are “a new breed of adult, identified by a determination to remain...
freak-folk n.— «Freak-folk is the dumbest shit ever. It’s the most unimaginative, crude, insulting label to call the music that my friends have made. None of us said it. It’s the worst tag or label to be called. I never, ever, ever called...
bucket around v. phr.— «Where breathes the fighting man with soul so dead that he takes insult on being termed a soldier of fortune? There’s no better label for the man who prefers bucketing around the globe seeking danger to a safe nest...