chief memory officer n.— «Appoint a Chief Memory Officer. Only by remembering the past as we tinker and kludge can we avoid making the same old mistakes—and take advantage of valuable opportunities.» —“Change Without...
dogs of the Dow n.pl.— «WI was thinking of the Dogs of the Dow, those high-yielding blue chips that gained notoriety nearly a decade ago.…The Dogs of the Dow system was invented a quarter-century ago by a money manager named Michael...
upside-down adj.— «The right direction/wrong track figures, Congressional and presidential approval ratings and confidence measures are all “upside-down,” which pollster parlance for crappy.» —“Gas and Indecision” by...
beep-beep speed n.— «Dwight Stone was an absolute blur during his playing days with the Steelers, possessing what former coach Chuck Noll liked to refer to as “beep-beep speed,” the type possessed seemingly only by the Road...
summer melt n.— «By late spring, millions of high-school seniors have mailed in deposits to confirm their college destinations. Some of these “confirmations,” however, will be broken. A student will be belatedly admitted to a...
skitch v.— «Skater pulled by car is hurt: An 11-year-old boy was critically injured in Arlington when he fell off his skateboard after letting go of a car that was towing him up a hill. Police Chief John Gray said the practice is called...