If someone calls you dibby, should you be flattered or insulted? You’d know if you were in college a century ago—it’s outdated college slang! This is part of a complete episode.
paint job n.— «A Yonex brochure found at its store at the U.S. Open shows Lleyton Hewitt, the company’s high-profile spokesman, playing with the racket manufacturer’s RDX 500 model. But at center court Wednesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium...
Brazil cost n.— «Brazilian companies can be very productive….They all face, however, what is known as the “Brazil cost” to do business, which is paid when they have to ship products through bad highways in most of the country (the...
greenboard n.— «When retiling shower and tub walls, this contractor stands by the outdated practice of using moisture-resistant drywall—commonly called “greenboard”—as a backer board for tile.» —“Not on board with...
party ball n. a five-gallon container of beer, one-third the size of a keg (in the U.S.). Editorial Note: According to numerous articles in the Washington Post, Party Ball was also the now outdated product name for “a lightweight plastic...
hollow army n. an understaffed, underfunded, or outdated military. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)