fraudband n. low-quality broadband Internet service. Editorial Note: This term is especially common in Australia, although it has been repeatedly recoined throughout the Anglophone world. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
parasiting n.— «Terrorists are hacking websites and posting training manuals in inner directories where people may not notice them (this practice is called “parasiting”).» —“Terrorism on the Internet: another Border to Protect one Country’s...
happy-clappy adj.— «And they have those happy-clappy waiters and waitresses who seem to love to sing birthday cheer, but appear to know next to nothing about the menu.» —“Olive Garden no delight” The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) Dec. 14, 1990...
firehouse primary n.— «It can also be argued that Tuesday’s results were just another quirky anomaly in Michigan politics, like…Jesse Jackson’s stunning performance in the 1988 Democratic “firehouse” primary.» —“Ask For Whom the Bellwether...
bunching n.— «Adding more street supervisors might help with bus “bunching,” the term for buses traveling in herds and disregarding the schedule.» —“Funds Sought to Hire More Drivers, Increase Service on In-Demand Routes” by Lena H. Sun Washington...
DUST-OFF n.— «These men and women have a contract with wounded soldiers commonly called DUST-OFF. It’s an acronym standing for “Dedicated Unhesitating Service To Our Fighting Forces.” “That contract states that no matter where they are, no matter...