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knuckle duster n.— «They call them statement rings, in the typically kooky parlance of the fashion business, as if the wearer’s hand had been asked to give a deposition. The term I personally prefer is knuckle-duster, slang that a friend...
oil spotted v.— «For us roadies, truck stops provide a place to frolic, shop and occasionally get left behind. Being left behind is called “oil spotted” in roadie speak. No one truly knows the origin of the term but evidence...
GUAM n.— «Georgia’s parliament Speaker Nino Burdzhanadze called on lawmakers from Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine—a grouping known by its acronym GUAM—to agree on a joint statement on current tensions between Moscow and Tbilisi which...
bubble under the lino n.— «Still, if the OFT does take action to curb excessive profits in these areas, wily card issuers will simply come up with other ways to maintain their profitability. I worked in financial marketing for over ten...
meshblock n.— «Your statement above is talking about linking individual “census profiles” to voting records. That certainly doesn’t happen now. In fact until the most recent census the original documents were all destroyed...
jet people n.pl.— «The situation in Europe and North America is, in this respect, preoccupying, because it is clear that the “jet people” of today are not receiving the same sort of welcome as the “boat people” of...