work wife n.— «Almost one in five (of 2000) respondents said they had a work husband or wife, with a quarter of chief executives who contributed to the research identifying with having a work spouse. “We’re talking about non-sexual...
mecenat n.— «The Korean Business Council for the Arts, a private nonprofit group founded in 1994 to foster relationships between businesses and the arts communities, conducted a survey of 500 domestic companies and cultural foundations to...
run the traps v. phr.— «The Valley Industry and Commerce Assn. (VICA) recently sent a delegation of local business executives to Washington, D.C., to build relationships with—and, we hope, influence—the nation’s key legislative decision...
sugar in one’s walk n.— «There’s been a lot of publicity recently about some bisexual black men who are “on the DL” (for down low), meaning they secretly have sex with other men while maintaining relationships with women;...
gift trauma n.— «“Gift giving has lost its meaning because we’re way too focused on the reaction of the recipient instead of wanting to find a small, meaningful gift,” says Sunwolf, a communications professor at Santa Clara...
lesbian bed death n.— «The talk I heard was exclusively about relationships and careers, subjects ranging from lesbian “bed death” (translation: domestic sexual ennui) and “toxic men,” mostly those who have never...