skid n.— «Skid is SUPPOSED to be a short way of saying “street kid” but society has warped it into meaning anyone that dresses “alternatively” meaning goth, punk, etc. Basecly just the people that don’t fit into...
Pigovian tax n.— «Even libertarians recognize that if one person’s activities impose costs on society as a whole (in this instance, by contributing to global warming), then that person ought to compensate society. This is what’s known as...
manscape n.— «Norfleet’s Manscape with Beasts series explores the contact zone between animals and humans in intense color photographs taken on Martha’s Vineyard. She depicts animals that have managed to adjust to mankind by living on the...
leave (something) on the table v. phr.— «Leave something on the table for the next generation. Make a net contribution to society. Don’t be a taker.» —“Do Everything With Passion” by Helen Kaye Jerusalem...
informationalization n.— «It is our conclusion that Japan has to change its goal from industrialization to informationalization….We propose that the final national goal be a new information society.» —Annual Review of...
chemical cosh n.— «These drugs can make people more manageable and less demanding. They have been implicated in the torture of prisoners in Soviet psychiatric prisons. Allegations concerning their use as the “chemical cosh”...