dog whistle politics n.— «A simple statement such as “I don’t like political correctness” might not sound too threatening but there are some who hear something quite different, such as “It’s okay to be racist.”...
dog whistle politics n.— «The Americans call this “dog-whistle politics.” Blow a dog whistle, and you won’t hear much to get excited about. But the target of the whistle…the dogs—will detect a sound beyond the audible...
d-cinema n.— «Digital cinema came thundering into theaters with its high resolution imagery and crisp multichannel audio. Currently, only 39 theaters worldwide are showing D-Cinema pictures and development is still in its infancy...
flash film n.— «It’s a nearly precise replication of that game, even down to the exploding police car.…Also, the soundtrack of these two flash films, as they’re called, that Weise prepared to basically let people know what he was...
thunder run n. a high-speed military convoy using offensive tactics and heavy weaponry to reach a destination; generally, a route or trip involving extreme effort or danger. Editorial Note: This term dates from at least as early as the Vietnam War...
Trixie n.— «Someone a few offices over from me is screeching like a drunk Trixie at a Jimmy Buffet show. It is the sort of high-pitched hysteria often practiced by the not-very-bright, where you cannot tell if something wonderful (lottery...