Chateau Migraine n.— «The director general of one of Egypt’s largest wine-makers, the Lebanese Andre Hadji-Thomas, smiles as he remembers his 1998 visit to the Gianaclis estate, put up for sale 30 years after its nationalisation by then president...
haunter n.— «It started out innocently, as these things often do, with a few strings of pumpkin lights. Then I discovered the secondary market in anatomical displays. Medical-school skeletons with misaligned femurs don’t get sent to the dustheap...
fade n.— «The New York Yankees continue to be the best value fade in all of major league baseball for sports handicappers. New York is always bet on more than most teams in baseball because of who they are, the history and the money they spend, an...
frankenbuild n.— «Microsoft has issued an update to Windows Vista that’s intended to stop a piracy monster. The software maker said Thursday that the update is aimed at thwarting a technique that was letting some people use pirated versions of the...
B-car n.— «A “B-car” in global industry parlance, it is what we call a subcompact—a market segment in which the auto maker is not currently represented.» —“Funky Hornet points way for DCX” by Gerry Malloy Toronto Star (Canada) Aug. 12, 2006...
jump plane v. phr.— «Well, thanks, but are you an english citizen? actually, some people have called me stupid to actually jump plane to england to expereince the country while doing work without a working permit. i dont want to encourage other...