mandy n.— «In some organisations, people refer to their annual vacation as “mandy”—short for “mandatory leave”—an interesting corporate euphemism that implies executives are so engrossed with their work, they need to be literally ordered...
fatblog v.— «But something in the posts struck a nerve among the desk jockeys who read his blog. He says traffic to his site has gone up since he started fatblogging. And he has helped set the standard, devising ground rules for how to...
ostrich instruction n.— «U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve on Thursday granted the government’s request for a controversial jury instruction known as “deliberate avoidance.” The standard, also called the “ostrich...
forever family n.— «There’s a special name for adoptive parents. They’re called the “forever families” by the children who enter their lives.» —“‘Forever families’” by Cheryl Clock The Standard (St...
liberal lion n.— «Barney Frank, the Bay State liberal lion, exhausted by his labors keeping America ethically pure, returned to his bachelor den, and began thumbing through a favorite periodical, the Blade. Barney’s eyes stopped at an ad:...
poison put n.— «In December 1995, following several quarters of weak sales, Kmart Corp. came on the brink of a bankruptcy filing: Their problems stemmed from the possible exercise of $550 million of poison put bonds outstanding, which...