muj n.— «A parade of well-tailored “Gucci muj,” as the CIA Near East officers derisively called them, began to fly in from Pakistan and march from office to office in Washington.» —by Steve Coll Ghost Wars Feb...
chonies n.pl.— «These are the days when the buyers come to town in droves and herds; when the lingerie shows go merrily on in hotel and office building display rooms.…Those alluring photos of chonies in ticket brokerage windows...
heater n.— «Bernie Murray, head of the Felony Trial Division in the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, said that though the office handles more sexual assaults in economically depressed areas of the city, he understands when some...
speak v.— «Have you gone through a file in a government office. The official language has developed over the years and there seems hardly any change having taken place with the lapse of time.The usual words like “approved,”...
microbuddy n.— «the Illinois inventor came up with a solution—round paper towels. This month the U.S. Patent and Trademark office accepted his application for, as he calls them, “microbuddies,” paving the way for the newest...
Indiana normal n.— «“Indiana normal” is the term the Fort Wayne physician has coined to refer to the weight of many of his patients. “In a day in my office seeing patients, it’s rare that I see a patient of normal...