doctor shopping n.— «Eventually, according to Detective Parrish, Chad began getting his prescriptions through a practice known as doctor shopping.…A person makes appointments with several doctors, fakes symptoms that would merit their prescription...
anchor n.— «Anchor—Midshipmen with lowest order of merit in class.» —“A look at the lingo used by the mids; Source: Brief Points: An Almanac for Parents and Friends of U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen” in U.S. Naval Academy The Capital (Annapolis, Md...
lung-opener n.— «In the season’s lung opener Cosmo-Hindu Open, Vijay Kumar winner of the Order of Merit for last two years, was a picture of excellence.» —“Exciting golfing season in the offing” by Brandon D’Souza Times of India Sept. 15, 1999...
Meritage n.— «Meritage is a wine term—a compound of the words merit and heritage—coined by a group of vintners to identify handcrafted wines blended from traditional aristocratic Bordeaux varietals.» —“Meritage restaurant…culinary razzle-dazzle on...
