baked in the cake adj.— «As a result, the futures market says a 25-basis-point hike in the federal-funds target, to 5%, at the May 10 meeting is baked in the cake.» —“Back to the Future” by Randall W...
Hooponopono n.— «Hawaiian groups clashing over what to do with artifacts buried in a Big Island cave failed to reach an agreement after meeting for months under an ancient mediation process. U-S District Judge David Ezra had the groups...
man-dress n.— «The fact that I had to dress up like an Iraqi to watch a meeting firsthand just goes to show that something’s wrong. What’s a gringo doing wearing a man-dress? Or jundee ameriki (american soldier) as they say in...
gotcha day n. the day or anniversary of the arrival of an adopted child (or pet) into the care of an adopting family; less commonly, the day or anniversary of their first meeting or of the adoption becoming official. (source: Double-Tongued...
cancer cabin n.— «Ms Hewitt’s plans for licensed premises to provide “sin-bin” rooms in which employees or customers can smoke if they wish…are still on the table. Several ministers raised questions at yesterday’s...
sin-bin room n.— «Ms Hewitt’s plans for licensed premises to provide “sin-bin” rooms in which employees or customers can smoke if they wish…are still on the table. Several ministers raised questions at yesterday’s...