flame-o-gram n.— «Harrison said Tuesday he had seen the e-mail. “It’s what I call a flame-o-gram,” he said, adding that he does not expect to respond to it.» —“Woman Cheats Death at MCH” by Glenn Barr Mountain...
Seattle polite n.— «Seattle is commonly referred to as the Emerald City, which implies that we see ourselves as a gleaming jewel (and perhaps earth friendly as well), a showplace of what a good city should be. We favor getting things done...
ontin n.— «But he also likes to come up with new words to describe cultural patterns, acknowledging that at breakfast he invented a new word—ontin, meaning the ostensible usage of something—which he has already used a few times to much...
go see n.— «The modelling industry has auditions and job interviews where the models met the designers and try on their garments. But these meetings are not called interviews or auditions, they are called “go see’s.“» —“Dom on...
trunk manuscript n.— «This was what she lovingly refers to as her “trunk manuscript” where you “get out all the crap and put it under your bed.” The manuscript may not go anywhere, but it’s the exercise of writing it that matters most...
Honkers and Shankers n.— «HSBC shares are one of the largest components of the FTSE 100 Index. In traditional City jargon the bank is known as “Honkers and Shankers.”» —“est Employer to Work for Award” by...