top hatting n.— «The film, which played a part in all three men pleading guilty, showed “top hatting”—dropping chips on to a gaming table a split second after the roulette ball has dropped—in slow motion. The deception relies...
blanketeer n.— «She and a group of other volunteers, or “blanketeers” as they like to call themselves, provide handmade blankets to sick and traumatized children in Central Kentucky. The women are members of Lexington’s...
lily white n.— «Ever-tighter IRA internal security and the organisation’ use of “lily whites,” activists with little or no known history of involvement in violence who keep their distance from the Irish community in Britain...
cleanskin n.— «The Times said that at least two of the men had just returned from Pakistan, but none were on the files of security services. This meant they were “cleanskins”—intelligence parlance for terrorists with no...
pod-slurping n.— «The popular Apple iPod, and other portable music players, have been identified as a potential security risk for computer networks. There’s even a slick phrase to describe the practice of stealing corporate information...
me wall n.— «It’s amusing to see Washington fixed by such a vodka-gimlet eye; we can all recognize the type of government geek who refuses to remove his security badge—”how canine,” sniffs Jackie—or posts photos of himself...