segotia n.— «Me segotia, or me oul’ segotia are phrases as Dublin as they come.…Mr. Paddy O’Neill…was right when he glossed it as a Dublin Fusilier’s word. Me segotia, Mr. O’Neill claimed, was originally said to children only, which is very...
hobby tribe n.— «The most fanatical of user groups can be thought of as “hobby tribes,” a phrase coined by science fiction writer David Brin. Hobby tribes are very informed, very connected, very smart customers. They band their enthusiasms together...
takeaway n.— «In this context, “key takeaways” is the phrase speakers use when what they really mean is “the important points of my presentation I want you to remember.” (An equally odious and related phrase, “key learnings,” has already been...
419 elections n.— «I recall that immediately after the polls last year, I had written a piece titled “Between 4/19 and 9/11″ where I stated that the elections were as catastrophic in terms of its fraudulent nature (using the coincidence of date...
Blunkett n.— «My best friend has been with her boyfriend for over two years and when she lightly dropped a hint of something more permanent in the New Year, he freaked. She is now back on the singles market. After all that investment—emotional...
Eddie would go other.— «“The Eddie,” not a WCT event, is one of the world’s most prestigious big-wave contests, named after North Shore lifeguard and legend Eddie Aikau.…In 1978 Aikau and 15 others attempted to sail a traditional Polynesian sailing...