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door-stepper
n.— «Jonathan Ross is avoiding the tabloid door-steppers by staying in a Mayfair hotel, and only using the staff entrance.» —“Blow-dried Golden Retrievers” Popbitch (United Kingdom) Nov. 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
send to Mordor v. phr.— «Hardware techies at Apple are regularly sent from California for intense two-week shifts to the city-sized FoxConn factory in Shenzhen, China where iPods are made and tested. Internally at Apple this is known as “being sent...
Spacey pouch n.— «Look carefully at paparazzi photos of LA celeb girls. You’ll often see rounded cheekbones in very thin faces. This is the result of too much Restalyn filler—currently a popular non-surgical, face-lifting treat, even amongt those...
monging n.— «Don’t buy if: You don’t think that www.popbitch.com’s description “music for monging” is the highest possible compliment.» —“A regular guide to new bands heading your way” Guardian (U.K.) Dec. 1, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued...
p-diddy n.— «Per Dieums are known in the US entertainment industry now as “P Diddys”—ie “what did you spend your Diddys” on? Or “the Diddys in this job are stingy.”» —“Things to make you go hmmn” Popbitch (U.K.) Sept. 15, 2004. (source: Double...