Dutch disease n.— «The Gregory effect (also known as Dutch disease) refers to a situation where an export boom fuelled by, say, a strong demand for resources causes an appreciation in the exchange rate. This appreciation makes imports cheaper, and...
eve-teasing n.— «One aspect of the problem of student indiscipline which is plaguing university authorities in India has been the bullying and harassment of girl students in the few coeducational institutions—a pastime so common that it has been...
busdown n.— «A head strong woman that knows what she want in life and has goals for herself. An educated woman not a dumb @$$ busdown.» —“djrader’s BlackPlanet.com Personal Page” by D.J Rader in Chicago BlackPlanet.com Feb. 21, 2005. (source:...
duster n.— «Wells, rigs, drilling and dusters all appear in greater force than they did in the proceeding [sic] month. The latter class however are not in quite as strong force as the public outside of this field evidently anticipated. Four so...
cat face n.— «Brown strawberries, almost-black strawberries, lumpy, warty cat-faced strawberries: They darken the fields of A.G. Kawamura, outnumbering the ripe, red berries by two to one in some places.…Temperatures dipped to about 30 degrees...
Santa Claus rally n.— «Others say the surge was the manifestation of what is typically a strong end of the calendar year for stocks, a period often referred to as the Santa Claus rally.» —“Dow Hits Three-Year High in End-of-Year Rally” E-Commerce...
