office wife n.— «Then there is the “office wife” role that the woman behind the typewriter or the data machine or the steno pad is somehow expected to perform…duties that never appear on a job description. A secretary...
stenocaptioner n.— «Stenocaptioners watch live programs, listening with earphones and typing on a stenographer’s keypad, which is different from a computer keyboard. The pad is connected to a software program that deciphers the keystrokes...
spinky adj.— «In no more time than it takes to make packaged pad Thai, you can whip up a spinky version using fresh ingredients and seasonings.» —“Banish The Box” by Maria Cianci San Francisco...
brekko
n.— «Radio B-105 is turning on a free brekko for any secretary worth her spiral pad at the Brisbane City Travelodge.» —by R. Gibson Sunday Mail (Australia) Mar. 21, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
lily pad n.— «McPhillips described the operation as “building an air bridge” to the Mideast, with stops at “lily pads along the way” in addition to aerial refueling.» —“Buildup Order Kicks Air Base Into High...
lily pad n.— «We are already “reconfiguring our footprint”—that is, reviewing deployment of our troops globally to make us capable of applying mobile force anywhere rather than to sit in place to meet any specific threat...