heckler’s veto n.— «You can’t let the mere possibility of violence restrict free speech—or what’s known as the “heckler’s veto.”» —“Catalyst for youth fervor wore dress” by Tamara Dietrich Daily...
zillionics n.— «The data volume is growing to such levels of “zillionics” that we can expect science to compile vast combinatorial libraries, to run combinatorial sweeps through possibility space (as Stephen Wolfram has done...
Chinese gybe n.— «In the groove everything goes well but, every now again, a large set of waves can knock the stern around too much for comfort. Given the wind strength, the possibility of broaching (bow points too close to wind and boat...
smark n.— «I am a smart fan. Or more accurately, I am a smark, a smark mark, someone hip to the inner workings of the industry who at the same time is willing to give himself over to the pleasures of the spectacle, and the possibility...
over-hang n.— «It is a surprise to many people that in the coming three years, there is a very good possibility that there might be more than 120 MPs in Parliament. A Parliamentary “over-hang,” as it is called, is caused by...
small-circle election n.— «The media reports on an “election campaign” when only 800 individuals are allowed to vote, or refers to Tsang, Beijing’s choice, as a “candidate” when the possibility of his failing is a...