Jesus year n. a person’s 33rd year of life. Editorial Note: A similar term is Elvis year ‘a person’s 42nd year of life; the peak year of at which a person or thing peaks in popularity.’ Etymological Note: From the age that Jesus is said to have been...
shoulder peak n. a period that precedes or follows regular peaks of heavy use or service, such as in television viewing or electricity consumption. Also shoulder. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
shoulder peak n.— «Different rates would be charged electric power users during “super peak hours,” “shoulder peak hours,” and “off peak hours.”» —“Electricity Rates Must Be Stabilized” Herald-Times-Reporter (Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis.) Feb. 27...
shoulder peak n.— «Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation…Proposed rate periods:…On Peak: 5:01 p.m. to 8 p.m., weekdays. Shoulder Peak: 9:01 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays.» —“Time-Of-Use Rate Plan For Residential Customers Filed” PR Newswire Mar. 15, 1989...
shoulder n.— «The fares, good for round trip or one-way, are prices for basic, shoulder, peak and holiday (Christmas). Certain restrictions apply.» —“Cycling Canada” by Carolyn McGuire Chicago Tribune Aug. 7, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued...
shoulder peak n.— «With better forward-planning and more experimentation, those early successes can perhaps be consolidated with a wider range of programmes into “shoulder peak” as 11 o’clock is now fashionably known. » —“Was it worth it...
