influencer n.— «As the New Jersey Nets play this season at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., they are busy drumming up season ticket sales and securing a fanbase here on Staten Island. In anticipation of the basketball...
trailing spouse n.— «Another personnel man remembers the promising executive he lost because her husband was a dentist who couldn’t find a good practice to join in the area. To cope with this problem, some 150 northern New Jersey...
Pope’s glass n.— «Troops have welded old bulletproof windshields to the tops of Humvees to give gunners extra protection. They have dubbed it “Pope’s glass”—a reference to the barriers that protect the pontiff.» —“Serious...
car jockeying n.— «The same vehicles parked on Main Street stay there all day long, and in most cases, the owners return every two hours to purposely move their cars up a space or two to avoid a ticket in the two-hour-limit area, town...
Bradley effect n. the difference between the number of people who vote for a black candidate and those who say they will or would. Editorial Note: The first citation is a nonce usage that refers to Bill Bradley, Democratic senator from New Jersey...
Bradley Effect n.— «The Bradley Effect in New Jersey…In states where a tide seems to be running for President Reagan, Democratic candidates worry about the coattail effect on their races. In New Jersey, Democrats feel the protection...