SWMBO n. a woman in authority; a wife. Editorial Note: Usually jocular. Etymological Note: she who must be obeyed. The information in the 2004 cite is likely correct as to the popularization and pronunciation of this term, but the earliest use and...
feederism n.— «It might sound like an unusual thing to have a fetish about but, thanks to the Internet, feederism is on the increase. By surfing the web, feeders and feedees can put a name to their “preference” and find a host...
grooming call n.— «“Grooming calls”—those calls made just to say hi, to let someone know you’re thinking of them—can release healthy endorphins. The report calls the mobile “an antidote to urban alienation...
stage phoning n.— «Take “stage phoning”, for instance, the term sociologists use for the show we put on when we are being observed or overheard talking on our mobile. “Like a cubist painting, the speaker on the mobile...
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...
dual-centric adj.— «One week a woman might put work over family, and the next, family over work. That’s called “dual-centric,” a term coined by the Families and Work Institute.» —“The new terms for balancing kids and...
