buffer n.— «As it opens, a confident Wayne saunters into a class reunion, wearing another man’s nametag, making conversation and parting the clueless “buffers” (the term for non-Traveller folk) from their wallets.» —“On...
alligator arm n.pl.— «Still, John Lewis wishes he had a quarter for every alligator-arm quip he’s heard. “People always say if my arms were longer, I might reach more balls, but I try not to take it personally,” he said...
raincoat crowd n.— «We’re not aiming at the fetish set, or what I call the “raincoat crowd.”…We want our competition to be based on talent, not body image.» —“Glam slam” by Joseph P. Kahn in...
crowdsourcing n.— «Technological advances in everything from product design software to digital video cameras are breaking down the cost barriers that once separated amateurs from professionals. Hobbyists, part-timers, and dabblers...
bucket around v. phr.— «Where breathes the fighting man with soul so dead that he takes insult on being termed a soldier of fortune? There’s no better label for the man who prefers bucketing around the globe seeking danger to a safe nest...
bell cow n.— «Lamar wanted to bring in high school players that would learn under Tubbs for four years. They would become the foundation—what Tubbs’ refers to as “bell cows,” a group of leaders tutored on “Billy Ball...