dashboarding v.— «This, I think, will give management a better feel for business, it also dovetails into one of the more common buzzwords you hear—dashboarding—which is companies really being able to take an overall picture of their...
Minnewisowa n.— «Republicans will convene in Minneapolis, the largest city in “Minnewisowa.” That neologism refers to the contiguous states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, which have 27 electoral votes.» —“Your election...
vomit draft n.— «And you can join them—even if your grammar grates and your spelling stinks. Your only goal is to finish what’s fondly called the “vomit draft.” Be assured that much of your novel will reek. But just as a slimy oyster...
juke v.— «Prez soon finds that life as an educator also involves “juking the stats”—police slang for manipulating the numbers to create a positive impression even when there is no positive outcome.» —“‘The Wire’: A Barbed...
spray and pray v. phr.— «It’s a strategic buy.…We have not tried to spray and pray. Because we don’t have a large budget, we put our money in the one place where we know we’ll have a large audience.» —“Radio Spot Snags Addy...
siping n.— «For extra traction, there’s an alternative to snow tires, a process called siping. Scott Willey of Willey’s Tire Shop in Marquette says, “It’s a process where we take a machine that puts extra cuts in the tire. It adds...