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bed-and-breakfasting

bed-and-breakfasting  n.— «Another tactic, if an investor thinks a company is fundamentally sound but wants to crystallise the loss, is to sell in June and buy the same stock back in July, a practice known as bed-and-breakfasting and...

bio break

bio break  n.— «One thing I started doing recently (about 1986, I think 😉 is to keep a logbook/diary of what happens. It means we have to stop play fairly often so I can catch up, but everybody uses the time to take a bio break or stretch...

mooby

mooby  n.— «Before his weight loss, the film director was mocked by a tabloid newspaper after a photograph of him on a Caribbean beach showed his droopy chest, or “moobies”—a neologism for male boobs.» —“Super-slimmer Winner...

Jenny Crank

Jenny Crank n. methamphetamine, especially in the phrase Jenny Crank diet, a jocular term for weight loss caused by use of the drug or similar drugs. Etymological Note: A play on Jenny Craig, a popular weight-loss program. Occasionally, Jenny Crank...

Jenny Crank diet

Jenny Crank diet  n.— «The two top reasons users gave for trying meth the first time is experimentation and peer pressure, she said. Women are likely to use the drug to self medicate for depression and for weight loss. Woodward said...

g-loc

g-loc  n.— «If unchecked, high G’s can eventually lead to what is called G-loc, or G-induced loss of consciousness. Typically, a pilot is knocked out for 12 to 24 seconds followed by several minutes of disorientation.» —“G-force:...

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