silent stinker n.— «“There’s a filing deadline when legislative sponsors can propose new legislation,” said Harper. “In order to get around the filing deadline, they can file a shell bill, which is like a placeholder, that they can fill it in at...
machineroomless elevator n.— «Otis has introduced flat hoist belts, made of polyurethane threaded with steel, which are lighter, stronger, and more energy-efficient than the old steel ropes. (Otis gave its employees gifts of belts made out of the...
rumourtrage n.— «The latest market neologism is “rumourtrage,” which means disseminating a rumour and trading on it. The practice has been around since coconuts were first traded but the proliferation of hedge funds and, more lately, of increasing...
flea bag bowl n.— «For many years some members of the media have decried the proliferation of post-season bowl games. They like to refer to them as “flea bag” bowls. Understand I am not among them. I find it enjoyable watching teams from different...
print Islam n.— «Add that to the proliferation of what’s called print Islam, that is to say the media, whether it’s broadcast or printed et cetera, whereby more and more Muslims are aware of what’s going on in other parts of the Muslim world and...
SPOSH n.— «This definition includes land upon which “significant harm is being caused or there is a significant possibility of such harm being caused.” From this we get that friendly-sounding acronym SPOSH (significant possibility of significant...