spasskultur n.— «There has been much talk in recent months of the emerging Spasskultur—roughly translatable as “fun ethos,” and not to be confused with Leitkultur. The latter is an undefined mishmash of traditional German...
leitkultur n.— «There has been much talk in recent months of the emerging Spasskultur—roughly translatable as “fun ethos,” and not to be confused with Leitkultur. The latter is an undefined mishmash of traditional German...
jainky
adj.— «Nine more of these jainky little definitions and I’m home free.» —“To His Coy Mistress” by Zachary James The Mofluff Confessional Dec. 16, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sandbox n.— «Despite the proud family tradition, Edmonds, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, had difficulty accepting Matthew’s deployment to the “sand box,” as he calls Iraq.» —“War reopens old wounds for...
ownership society n.— «The best evidence is the party’s coinage of the term “ownership society.” That’s a bold departure from traditional political imagery, which has stressed compassion for people who own nothing...
plusing n.— «Mr. Vernon refers to these and myriad other actions as “plussing the business.” No one has ever been more successful than Mr. Vernon in giving a food store the ambiance of an upscale department store.» —“Top...