sleeve v.— «Marines have long complained that the existing policy allowing extensive lower-arm tattoos—commonly called sleeves—is not interpreted the same way by all commands.» —“Marine Corps to clarify tattoo...
moosing n.— «“And now a brief word about the essential but disreputable—moosing and liquor,” a freshman advice column penned in the Phoenix in September 1959 reads. While the art of “moosing” (roughly translated as “messing around”) at...
rogue aid n.— «In recent years, wealthy nondemocratic regimes have begun to undermine development policy through their own activist aid programs. Call it rogue aid. It is development assistance that is nondemocratic in origin and...
trailing spouse n.— «The other partner would be taken care of by the corporation with job opportunities as provided by policy with respect to “trailing spouse/SO.” Can the other partner truly “give up their current...
riveriron n.— «Asked at the meeting if BHP could be a bidder for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), Goodyear declined to comment but noted BHP has a policy of not investing in mines which dump tailings, a process called...
self-licking ice cream cone n.— «Analysts are concerned not with a policy audience, but with the readership among their peers in the intelligence community and with fulfilling their quota of reports and assessments. Despite an elaborate...