friend raising n.— «In addition to developments in major gift solicitation, I am also observing fundamental changes in the fund-raising process itself. In particular, an increasing tendency toward what is sometimes called “friend raising” rather...
pornstache n.— «You may be annoyed with the recent tendency to use “porn mustache,” or “pornstache,” to describe any arrangement of lip hair.…Here’s how to distinguish the true porn mustache: —It’s thick and unkempt. No pencil-thin or highly...
monoprogeny n.— «Three of my closest friends are also only children and, now in our mid-30s, we have been supporting and feuding with each other in a proto-sibling way since meeting at university. We realised this a few years ago, when a boyfriend...
heart attack kids attrib.— «Showtime has the tendency to flip on a switch in front of a crowd. They’re kind of the heart attack kids in that you never know when they’re going to flip on the switch.» —“BHS Musical Dream Team To Perform At Disney...
leaky pipe phenomenon n.— «The “leaky pipe” phenomenon describes the tendency of women in science to slip away after each level of study at a far greater rate than men do. There are many explanations for this—competing loyalties, feelings of...
red light fever n. 1. excitement or unusual behavior when confronting a recording device, specifically: nervousness, giddiness, or talkativeness in front of a live microphone or video camera; the desiring or seeking of media attention. 2. in...