refugee bag n.— «I come back to utter chaos in the airport; trying to elbow un-chivalrous men out of my way so I can pick up my and my suitcases (including my colleagues’ Refugee bags full of dripping goat blood attracting flies).» —“Back to...
little red dot n.— «How this tiny republic, also affectionately known as “the little red dot” among its citizens, persuaded the German museum it is the right place for another Red Dot is a tale that deserves to be told.» —“Red-hot design on...
zot
v.— «I once got zotted from the Free Republic boards with one post in less than three minutes.» —“Re: Post to Post Am” by Clave Usenet: alt.fan.art-bell Apr. 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
freeco n.— «In 1981, as an election gimmick—part of its “freeco” for the 1981 election—the Rent Restriction Act came into being in a refined way. What it did was freeze rents for some people from then until now. What it seeks to do is to continue...
GUBU
adj.— «Gubu happens to be my personal contribution to the political lexicon of the contemporary Republic.» —“Power that must be denied” by Conor Cruise O’Brien The Times (London, Eng.) May 30, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
heimat n.— «From the Weimar Republic to the Federal Republic, from the Great War to the Cold War—these cataclysms transform their lives, yet their heimat, their shared sense of homeland, prevails. “Heimat” means something special, not just for...