compost tea n.— «The compost teas are part of an approach known as biodynamics, a type of farming that bans use of artificial pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, and promotes crop and wildlife diversity to curb pests.…The theory...
poke v.— «The sites also offer athletes a forum to trash-talk electronically with upcoming opponents. UM’s Darryl Sharpton told a funny story about a Virginia Tech linebacker who last season jokingly “poked” several UM...
mini-me n.— «He has four deputies—“mini-me’s” as he calls them: Michelle Bang in Singapore for Asia ex-Japan, Andy Fay for Australia, Tsukasa Sekizaki for Japan and Dan Smaller in Dubai for the Middle East.» —“How DeAM has sourced $5...
BOG n.— «That group which included Ressam became known in the halls of CSIS as B.O.G., an acronym for “Bunch of Guys”—a group of seemingly hapless petty criminals full of bravado and anti-Western views, but not much else...
reverse half-a-loaf n.— «The way to accomplish this same goal under the “new” rules is a technique called “reverse half-a-loaf” planning. In this case, a potential Medicaid applicant would give away all of his or her assets to a loved...
home stager n.— «Hadda turned to a surprising source for help: the “home stager” she’d hired earlier to strip the personality from her old home so it would be more attractive to potential buyers.» —“Act II for Home...