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Londongrad

Londongrad  n.— «The world remains in love with all things English, not least of all London, affectionately known as “Londongrad” by our Russian admirers.» —“London property market: London eye” by Lulu...

coin trail

coin trail  n.— Note: A picture of a coin trail is here. «Staff at Miriam Lord Primary School, in Church Street, Manningham, were hoping to raise more than £200 with a coin trail around their hall.» —“Coining it in for Children In...

grunter hunter

grunter hunter  n.—Gloss: a pig-hunter in Australia.  «They call themselves “grunter hunters,” but the small army of Australians who spend their weekends stalking wild pigs through the bush are finding themselves increasingly...

dirt tracking

dirt tracking  n.— «Ten minutes after the final whistle, the substitutes came out to run around and get the blood pumping; dirt tracking, as it is known. The bench boys have adrenalin coursing through their veins but it has not had an...

gearing

gearing  n.— «The managers have an incentive to take too much risk in order to deliver the excess return. One method is to borrow from the banks, in the expectation that the return on the new assets will be higher than the rate of interest...

nuff-nuff

nuff-nuff  n.— «That’s an insult to the true fashion-unconscious Aussie dag, who wouldn’t be seen wearing a brown velour tracksuit near these nuff-nuff characters.» —“As bad as it gets” by Leigh Paatsch Daily...