In the 1970s, physicists predicted the discovery of two quarks called T and B for top and bottom. Some poetically-minded physicists argued that the T and B quarks should instead be called truth and beauty, but the terms top and bottom eventually won...
go see n.— «The modelling industry has auditions and job interviews where the models met the designers and try on their garments. But these meetings are not called interviews or auditions, they are called “go see’s.“» —“Dom on...
hip pocketing n.— «Robinson says she was led into fake auditions only to be sexually propositioned, a practice known as “hip pocketing.”» —“B.C. model suing Hollywood agency for alleged assault” by Andrew...
Missouri Model n.— «The brothers say they benefited from confinement in the Missouri juvenile system, which emphasizes rehabilitation in small groups, constant therapeutic interventions and minimal force. Juvenile justice experts across...
NORC n.— «As a model for Wayland and Lincoln, BHV is an example of what had recently come to be called “naturally occurring retirement communities,” or “NORCs,” in areas in which a large segment of the residents...
price walk n.— «What’s the difference between the black Volkswagen CC I drove on the launch event in Tennessee and the black Volkswagen CC that I just recently drove for week here at home? Not a heck of a lot, really, unless you’re...
