front n.— «Maj. Richard Hite, a barrel-chested man with a shaven head, his holster bulging beneath his shirt, approached a gangly teenager whose smile revealed gold-plated teeth. “Nice fronts,” Major Hite said. The teeth, which cost about $1,500...
flyer n.— «Berens, known in cheerleading vernacular as a “flyer,” is part girl, part bird. Flung skyward, she spirals dizzyingly back into a net of her teammates’ arms, a smile ready for the dismount.» —“2, 4, 6, 8, which cheer do they appreciate...
Gringolandia n.— «Even in worst-case scenarios, it is a few notches less antagonizing than other words for people from the United States, known as gringolandia, or gringo land.» —“If called a ‘gringo,’ see if it’s said with a smile” by Dane...
hocker n.— «At Binyomin’s, when Senior came over to visit, he said in response to my schmoozing, “My, my, you are such a hocker!” So I flashed a smile at him and said, “how true! I have a question, though. What is a hocker?” With some deliberation...
smile n. a line, graphed on a parabolic or bowl-shaped curve, that represents a risk or return relationship in investment markets. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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n.— «This has direct consequences for the dynamics of the volatility smile observed on option markets.» —by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Marc Potters Theory of Financial Risk and Derivative Pricing Dec. 11, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)