podium job n.— «Gibbs is about to start a job that, like the presidency, seems to age its occupants disproportionately to the years they spend in the job. And it happens live and on C-Span. Known in Washington shorthand as “the podium...
cheater n.— «“Guitarists who use capos are cheating and using them as a crutch.” “OK… once and for all… lots of guys used to call them ‘cheaters.’ It was just slang. They didn’t necessarily mean the players were...
two-and-barbecue other.— «Gone is the double-elimination (“two-and-barbecue”) format, replaced by the pool-play setup first proposed by Garrido, one that ensures at least three games for every team.» —“UT tries to regain...
BR n.— «Baton Rouge, or BR as it is sometimes called locally, has been growing in size and economic stature for more than a decade, while the Big Easy has been shrinking.» —“A Sleepy Baton Rouge Wakes Up a Boomtown” by...
Korean Wave n.— «Even as China grows in stature, the cult success of South Korea’s television shows, movies, online games and pop music abroad is generating billions of dollars in annual trade and drawing an unfamiliar spotlight on a...