wet firecracker n.— «For Charest, who is negotiating feverishly to bring his minority back from the brink of defeat in a budget vote on Friday, the report’s findings are welcome news. “This is what is called a wet...
PQing n.— «Minority Democrats, who had filibustered the bill for dozens if hours earlier in the session, delayed the inevitable for an additional nine hours of debate which came to an end early Thursday morning. That’s when majority...
angryphone n. a person who feels marginalized as a member of Québec’s English-speaking minority. Etymological Note: A jocular play on the word “anglophone.” (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
international residential tourism n.— «“For instance, while the number of British settlers in Turkey is around 8,000 according to EGM figures, what we estimate looking at the inflow and outflow of pensions in British is that this number...
box-checker n.— «Noley and Chenault have a name for those who would use spurious ties to tribal heritage to further their employment opportunities. They call them “box-checkers.” According to Chenault, some job candidates simply “check...
mock-checker n.— «Noley and Chenault have a name for those who would use spurious ties to tribal heritage to further their employment opportunities. They call them “box-checkers.” According to Chenault, some job candidates simply “check...