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awkward squad

awkward squad  n.— «The negotiations have been caught in a squeeze between Mr Bolton, and a group of countries that one diplomat referred to as “the awkward squad,” which includes Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, the Palestinian...

muda

muda  n.— «The Japanese word for waste is muda. In Japan, muda refers to any activity that is not value-adding. Taiichi Ohno, who introduced the just-in-time (JIT) production system at Toyota Motor Company, was the first person to...

soap scrimmage

soap scrimmage  n.— «The same thing happened in our soap scrimmage.…But I didn’t catch it. I didn’t even see it.» —“Late TD Pass Lifts Bulldogs Past Northeast” by Larry Porter in Lincoln Omaha World...

Oklahoma

Oklahoma  n.— «The fans’ favorites included the “hamburger” drills, or “Oklahomas,” as they were called in some camps. Those maneuvers involved setting up a couple of blocking dummies on the ground, confining the...

hamburger drill

hamburger drill  n.— «The fans’ favorites included the “hamburger” drills, or “Oklahomas,” as they were called in some camps. Those maneuvers involved setting up a couple of blocking dummies on the ground, confining...

cutter

cutter  n.— «He also throws what the Blue Jays call a slider and what he refers to as a cutter.» —“Blue Jays continue their arms race” by Larry Millson Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) June 8, 2005. (source:...