xylothism n.— «Xylothism is a disease and psychological disorder derived from the Greek words “xylon” for wood and “othism” for pushing. A xylothist is a derogatory description of a chess player gone wrong.» —“Pestaño: The exquisite...
Cha Cha n.— «Arroyo is pressing ahead with her plans for constitution change, also widely known in the Philippines as “Cha Cha”, short for Charter Change. Under the proposal, the present two parliamentary bodies would be reduced to one...
cha-cha n.— «This is just one of the questions being raised by overseas Filipinos who are learning that charter change or “Cha Cha” is now the hottest topic of discussion in the Philippines, not a revival of a dance craze...
umbraphile n.— «In the Philippines in “88, however, communist insurgents called off the revolution for a few days so as not to upset the visiting umbraphiles.» —“Under the Spell of the Eclipse” by Phil...
double dead adj.— «“Double dead” would be an apt description of the PHIC strangulation moves on Philippine hospitals (on one hand withholding payment of PHIC claims and on the other, bleeding the hospitals dry for every last peso...
mosquito press n.— «She helped launch the Inquirer and, later, The Philippine Star, publications that the Marcos regime derisively referred to as the “mosquito press.”» —“Faeldon is just a symptom” ABS-CBN...