blanketeer n.— «She and a group of other volunteers, or “blanketeers” as they like to call themselves, provide handmade blankets to sick and traumatized children in Central Kentucky. The women are members of Lexington’s...
head-wing n.— «At a working session Wednesday Karen Judd Smith, director of the IIFWP’s Office of U.N. Relations, explained that the organization saw itself as neither right-wing nor left-wing, but rather as balancing different views and...
snowflake baby n. a child grown and born from a frozen embryo. Etymological Note: The term probably is derived from Snowflakes, an embryo-adoption agency affiliated with Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian organization founded by James...
kayfabe n.— «It would not be voted the #1 organization by any group of smart fans or any of the kayfabe sheets. This seems to bother you and I can’t figure out why.» —“Re: The future is now” by Byron C. Howes Usenet:...
wheeling n.— «The Large Public Power Council last week called for industry formation of a national voluntary, independent organization to handle transmission wheeling on a regional basis, similar to industry’s North American Electric...
wheeling n.— «Handlin has said she would not institute pay-to-play reforms at the county level until the state bans wheeling, a commonly used term for when a political party in one county legally sends campaign money to a political...