spiedie Β n.βΒ Β«Spiedie sandwichesβa Southern Tier delight consisting of marinated beef chunksβare $1.50 and difficult to pass up.» ββState Sets Fall Park ScheduleβΒ by Fred DavidΒ Syracuse Herald-JournalΒ (N.Y.)Β Sept. 2, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued...
hamster care Β n.βΒ Β«Perhaps the purest examples of hamster care are in Canada and Germany. In these countries there is a fixed budget for all services provided by doctors and a standardised schedule of fixed fees. Doctors try to earn their target...
hot desk v. to share a desk, office, or other work space between employees on different shifts or schedules. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
tent pole Β n.βΒ Β«Mr. Mancuso describes βBeverly Hills Cop IIβ as a βtent poleβ movie. Each year Paramount makes several high-budget films βthat because of content, star value or storyline have immediate want-to-see and are strong enough to support...
zeitgeber Β n.βΒ Β«All companies exist in a cacophony of competing time rhythms, relentlessly drummed out by, among others, suppliers, clients, and competitorsβ¦These βexternal pacersβ are known among academics as zeitgebersβGerman for βtime giversβand...
stunt up Β v.βΒ Β«Stripping will continue, but not much more than we have already. But there will also be βstunting up the schedule:β times when we break out of stripping with a one-off movie or event.» ββThe shape of things to come at ITVβΒ by Georgina...

