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poopy suit

poopy suit Β n.β€”Β Β«The pilots were required to wear anti-exposure suits because they were crossing the icy Atlantic in January. The airtight, form-fitting, waterproof over-garments’, are affectionately called β€œpoopy suits,” are a necessary evil that...

diving catch

diving catch Β n.β€”Β Β«The fourth thing is the risky behavior patterns that are rewarded. We found, particularly in the tech firms, that the way to get promoted is to do a diving catch: Some system is crashing in Bulgaria, so you get on the plane in the...

black dog syndrome

black dog syndrome Β n.β€”Β Β«But black dogs? While searching for a companion for George Bailey, Gregg was shocked to see a banner on an Ohio animal shelter’s Web site that detailed how tough it is for big dogs with black coats to find homes.…To the...

biological passport

biological passport Β n.β€”Gloss: a continuous record of a professional bicyclist’s drug tests.Β Β«In an effort to rescue the sport’s prestige, the International Cycling Union plans to institute what is known as a β€œbiological passport.” Cyclists will be...

BEAR

BEAR Β n.β€”Β Β«A remote-controlled robot that will rescue injured or abducted soldiers, without putting the lives of their comrades at risk, is being developed for the US army. The 1.8-metre-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (Bear) will be able...

pompek

pompek Β n.β€”Β Β«She noted that they cater to all dogs but most of her clients are of the long haired variety such as β€œpompeks” (local parlance for any small breed dog of mixed parentage), lhasa apsos, cocker spaniels, poodles and also a few long haired...