nerd prom n.— «Comic-Con, the nation’s largest celebration of comic books and pop culture, has descended on the San Diego Convention center. It’s when superheroes walk the streets, artists and animators are treated like A-listers, and...
black robe syndrome n.— «I hope that I don’t forget all the things I’ve learned, what I like and don’t like in a judge. I hope I don’t get the black robe syndrome, where you suddenly think you’re a little smarter, because you’re not...
cram-down n.— «The Winn-Dixie bankruptcy case is barreling toward the stage that bankruptcy lawyers affectionately call the cram-down. That’s when creditors, bankers, bondholders, vendors, landlords and stockholders wrestle over how much...
merlot-to-go law n.— «F.S. 564.09, commonly called the “merlot to go” law, became effective July 1, 2005. It allows a restaurant licensed to sell wine to permit patrons to take one unsealed bottle of wine for consumption off...
technoism n.— «“Because everyone else has it” reverberates as a familiar refrain on holiday wish lists. And that is definitely a symptom of “technoism,” a term Davis coined to describe purchases made to keep up rather...
coin shooter n.— «Dennis Ranney, for example, is known as a “coin shooter.”…People lose money. That’s what he likes about coin shooting.» —“Solitary stalker sniffs out his backyard booty” by Jeff...