dot condo n.— «I often refer to it as the dot-condo phenomenon because it’s a real deal—it’s not a bunch of hype. There is a huge new market for condos, but not as huge as all the projects they’re proposing.» —“Amid a condo boom...
paper airplane n.— «The jetliner makers are just “throwing paper airplanes at each other,” Wolfgang H. Demisch, aerospace analyst at Morgan Stanley, said last week. He suggested that none of the proposed aircraft may reach the...
papi store n. in urban areas with a large Latino population, a small market or bodega, especially such a store where young men loiter. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the Spanish “mami y papi store” ‘mom and pop store,’ but note that...
eveninger n.— «Two vernacular eveningers in the form of broadsheet, Western Times and Aajkal are already existing in the Ahmedabad market and Aajkal reportedly has a wider circulation than Western Times. » —“Sambhaav to hit city...
brashwear n.— «Now that digital cameras and reality TV are making anyone famous for 15 seconds, there is an exploding market for “brashwear”—a new category that [Jennifer] Lopez personified—in this Sweetface collection that...
estacode n.— «Many people did, including military and other government officials who exchanged estacode, foreign exchange given to them for overseas trips, on the black market rather than in banks.» —“Nigerian money changers—illegal...