court stripping n.— «Though Mr. DeLay in previous years has raised impeachment as a possibility, his recent focus is for Congress to limit judges’ jurisdiction—”court stripping” in the parlance of opponents.» —“Politics:...
drab adj.— «“No men at RPI? They must be women in drag then.”…”That’s ‘drab.’” drag: DRessed As a Girl. drab: DRessed As a Boy.» —“Re: Reverse Discrimination—No Education for men” by Michelle Anne...
cheese n.— «“Of course, he gave me cheese,” she said, using a slang term for money. “I didn’t even want it, though.”» —“Videotape shows suspect telling role in triple slaying” by Michelle E...
la migra n.— «Alerts, often false, about “la migra” checkpoints (Spanish slang for immigration officials) have become as common as traffic reports on Spanish-language radio.» —“Border Patrol Makes In-Country...
obesogenic adj.— «What is remarkable is not that people are getting fat but that anybody is managing to stay slim, when we are living in what has been termed an ‘obesogenic environment.’» —“Fat of the land plagues...
sequence v.— «“Sequencing.” Coined by Arlene Rossen Cardozo, author of the 1986 book by the same name. To sequence, a woman temporarily steps out of the work force or at least scales back to raise children. When her kids are older...