mortgage mom n.— «This year could mark the emergence of what might be called mortgage moms—voters whose sense of well-being is freighted with anxiety about their families’ financial squeeze. Democrats are betting that this factor is...
scatter n.— «“Disney is positioned to deliver strong (second-half) earnings growth, caused by rating-driven scatter, strong film results against easy comparisons and deferred affiliate revenues,” he said. Scatter is the term for...
inflammageing n.— «Claudio Franceschi of the University of Bologna, who studies people who live beyond the age of 100, coined the term “inflammageing.” “There is a strong inflammatory element in all the major diseases of...
rubber room n.— «Reluctant to mess with the Speaker’s monument without strong backup, the G.S.A. boss, Gerald Carmen, asked for a report from his Office of Oversight, which is headed by William Clinkscales, who gained fame during the...
blow a hooley v. phr.— «Awoke early and felt the rig rolling slightly, bacon roll and paperwork in hand, I opened the watertight door onto the maindeck to find it raining and blowing a hooley…the wind is so strong it is beating the...
squoval
adj.— «The best shape for nails is the squared-off oval, or “squoval,” because it is strong and resistant to breakage.» —by Judith Lazarus Spa Sourcebook Feb. 1, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)