con-trepreneur n.— «Down the scale of female “con-trepreneur” scale you will find the matronly variety, the kind that gives the impression of having coined their fortune during the 1970s coffee boom.» —“Nairobi’s Con...
colorway n.— «The second collection of Liebes-weave designs has appeared on the market, somewhat more intricate than the first, larger in scale, and in some colorways more suitable for big, bold decorative panels rather than retiring...
lattenomics n.— «Last month Paris became the latest city to feature on what the Economist dubs its “lattenomics” scale, which shows whether currencies are at their “correct” level against the dollar by comparing...
DYKWIA n.— «“Bill probably gave the cop the old ‘don’t you know who I am’ routine and pissed him/her off.” “I don’t know how ya’ll respond to DYKWIA in California, but in Nashville, nothing will get you nowhere quicker than...
knob knocker n.— «“Imagine a razor shaving your face, but on a much bigger scale,” says Shawn McKinney, president of the Springfield Area Mountain Bike Association about the knob knocker, a device created to shave the bumps off a...
scale error n.— «“Scale error” is the researchers’ newly coined term for “remarkable behaviors” of children who attempt impossible feats with small objects, such as sliding down a toy slide suitable only for dolls...