rubber-ear n.— «It has called for the first module fee of £600 to be paid for by the taxpayer to raise morale among teaching’s minions but the Executive has rubber-eared (oops, slipped into Glasgow patois) this request. By the looks...
shutter man n.— «One of the funniest versions of paeksu husbands are the so-called shutter men (셔터맨), men who only need to raise and lower the shutter of the shop of their wives. The stereotype concerns especially...
craptacular suffix— «Although the strangling of Bart is harmless (and VERY old at this point)…the use of the word “craptacular” and the references in Bart’s dream raise a flag or two with the raiting...
rat spill n.— «The agency and local officials have also set up a rat spill-response team to spring into action when there’s a shipwreck.» —“Pribilofs raise rodent defense” in Anchorage, Alaska AP Jan. 18, 1999...
sequence v.— «“Sequencing.” Coined by Arlene Rossen Cardozo, author of the 1986 book by the same name. To sequence, a woman temporarily steps out of the work force or at least scales back to raise children. When her kids are older...