double-back v.— «The arbitrator did not rule against the current “double-back” work shift, as the city had sought.…The current system calls for officers to work an eight-hour shift, take off for eight hours and return...
Couric clause n.— «The provision prompted an intensive lobbying effort from businesses, especially executives in the entertainment industry and Wall Street, who feared that competitive information about their star performers would be...
straight plate n.— «After the hearing, Ricketts said that van operators should be given more leeway when it comes to bus routes, because abiding by the rule forces commuter vans to residential streets and makes it easier for illegal vans...
rule of 90 n.— «Many boomers are approaching what’s called the “rule of 90″—the sum of age and years of employment required to qualify for a full pension under the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association system...
grup n.— «Also known as yupster (yuppie + hipster), yindie (yuppie + indie), and alterna-yuppie. Our preferred term, grup, is taken from an episode of Star Trek (keep reading) in which Captain Kirk et al. land on a planet of children who...
five-head n.— «(title)» —“Rule 16: Keep your eyes at the height of your nose *and* have a five-head, (large forehead) and make sure your body is as tall as your head” Cute Overload Mar. 16, 2006. (source: Double...