ambulance-chasing n.— «Gatehouse has accused the paper’s authors of conducting “a piece of ambulance-chasing research that is coming in on the coat-tails of the GM controversy.”» —“GM link of scientist who discredited...
noddie n.— «Whenever you see an taped interviewer nodding, smiling or reacting with a knowing or quizzical eyebrow, you are generally watching what are called “noddies”—reaction shots filmed after the interview takes place...
freedom bag n.— «A range of see-through bags aimed at commuters left nervous by the London bombings was launched yesterday. It is claimed the “freedom bags” will make passengers feel more at ease on the Tube, on buses and in...
tinkie n.— «As I understand it, and I can’t claim fully to understand, they spend the Scottish winter in Australia touring their relatives in a camper van and building themselves a sort of ecological dream house near Perth in the west...
set-jet v. phr.— «Tourism officials want to cash in on the trend known as “set-jetting” where fans flock to shoot locations around the world.» —“Film promotes Da Vinci ‘set-jet’” BBC News Scotland Apr. 6...
grundulating n.— «While similar groups are content to regurgitate 30-year-old clichés, Girls Aloud’s current album invents a whole new word, “grundulating.”» —“For those about to pop” Scotsman (Glasgow...