liar’s loan n.— «You rarely hear anything about individual borrowers who tell little white lies, the ones who obtain so-called “liar loans,” but they’re just as prevalent, if not more so. A young New Jersey couple, “the...
bandwidth rape n.— «Turner also saw his computer server suddenly flooded with Internet data traffic at about 100 times the normal rate—a major concern, because he is billed for all data that flows into and out of the server. In what’s...
200-mile-an-hour tape n.— «However, there’s even a better than best (though some might protest that characterization) known as the “nuclear grade,” which is used at reactors and a “200 mile an hour” tape made by...
pishing n.— «Sensing that time is fleeting, Kantrowitz tries a technique known as “pishing.” This annoying whispery sound not only seems to attract birds but also reinforces the common belief that birders are, shall we say...
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...