heartsink n.— «There are any number of heartsink words and phrases in the English language, and they are proliferating. Words such as “forum,” “convention” and “summit” send a signal to most people’s...
therapism n.— «The first step that women took in their emancipation was to adopt traditional male roles: to insist on their right to wear trousers, not to placate, not to smile, not to be decorative. The first step men have taken in their...
i18n n. internationalization. Editorial Note: This term is usually used in the localization of software, in which all text is translated into other foreign languages. It is sometimes written as il8n, where the second letter is a lower-case L, rather...
sameas n.— «Same as is the opposite of one-house. It means that the same bill has been introduced in both houses, meaning that in those somewhat rare cases where it is actually passed in both houses, and signed by the governor, it can...
gay vague adj.— «Many men have migrated to a middle ground where the cues traditionally used to pigeonhole sexual orientation—hair, clothing, voice, body language—are more and more ambiguous. Make jokes about it. Call it what you will:...
stink eye
n.— «A dirty look is a stink eye.» —“Slang Is Language Too!” by Dennis R. Dean English Journal May, 1962. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)