snorkel box n.— «He said the dropoff mailbox, or “snorkel box,” in post office parlance, will be located at the back of the parking lot near Foley Street.» —“Attention, Santa: all Bristol Postmaster Mike Parent wants...
supernote n.— «The first Supernote became known as Parent Note (PN) 14342. The term “Supernote”—also occasionally seen as “Superdollar” or “Superbill”—originated outside of the Secret Service. It refers...
babymoon n. a planned period of calm spent together by a just-born baby and its parents; occasionally, time spent by parents without their baby; (hence) a vacation or holiday taken by a pregnant woman and her partner. Editorial Note: The latter...
Chrismukkah n.— «Chrismukkah—A fusion version of Christmas for families in which one parent is Jewish and the other Christian—as in the Cohen household.» —“Guide to OC vocabulary” Telegraph (U.K.) Oct. 16, 2004...
natural capitalism n.— «In the effort to create a greener economic system, some theorists—starting with University of Florida zoologist C.S. Holling—are seeking to define an economic value for nature. Costanza describes what he calls...
juggler family n.— «It’s been attributed to Karen Kornbluh, director of the Work & Family Program of the New American Foundation in Washington…Writing in the Atlantic Monthly in an article titled “The Parent Trap,”...