abandon-minium n.— «These women would for the most part end up sleeping in their cars or what they would refer to as “Abandon-miniums” (abandoned homes).» —“Bethlehem House Founder Deborah L. Foster” by Hattie...
tiger striping n.— «Open a woman’s magazine and look at how many ads there are for creams to remove not “very lovely tiger striping” but “unsightly stretch marks.” We are NEVER told that stretch marks are...
honey drop n.— «Honey drops, sometimes called honey tokens, are small pieces of benign data that you place in strategic spots around your network to attract and identify intruders.» —“Sweet Enticement” by Mark Burnett...
decruit v.— «Dismissals, retrenchment and the like are so 20th century, notes reader Kevin Ryan. The latest corporate buzz word according to Forbes magazine is “decruiting”—defined as getting rid of those surplus senior...
bump n.— «Star Magazine, “Entertainment Tonight” and People Magazine all refer to it as “the bump,” and since Britney first started sporting hers last year, it’s been the hottest thing going.» —“How to get the most out of your...
sauce shelf n.— «Johansson seems to have been cast in every third movie made recently, and gets incredible press every time she shows up on the red carpet displaying what the British tabloids refer to as her “sauce shelf...