sleep coach n.— «The magic of the sleep coach is that they have no emotional attachment to your child. They can come in and simply ignore the crying guilt-free. And that’s what your money gets you. You are paying someone to bear the...
bag night n.— «Perhaps “bag nights” could use further clarification, since it’s a backpacker’s term that, even then, is subject to personal preferences. Henceforth (how’s that for sounding official?), here are my...
double-back v.— «“I think the antiquated system we have had of ‘doubling back’ should have been replaced long ago.”…The former double-back arrangement meant that every other day, an officer who finishes an eight-hour...
sleep dentistry n.— «Some of the most phobic dental patients put off procedures for years, allowing their teeth to decay. For them, conscious sedation—often called “sleep dentistry”—may be the answer.» —“State toughens...
zirp n.— «The next Japanese spanner in the works will be the end of zero interest rates, or zirp as it is known. Bank-watchers have pencilled in July or September for the moment of reckoning. Few investors lose sleep worrying about life...
night commuter n.— «To avoid LRA abduction, every night as many as 40,000 children flee their homes in the countryside to sleep in the relative safety of towns. They seek refuge overnight at churches, hospitals, bus stations and temporary...