tro-tro n.— «Each tro-tro runs along specified routes with destinations yelled to potential passengers out the window by the driver’s assistant (or “mate”) and—in the case of loud street noise—the holler is accompanied by a...
Madibaland n.— «Les révisionnistes auront ensuite à cœur d’adopter très rapidement la nouvelle division du pays que viennent de concocter sept sages pour qu’on en finisse avec les promiscuités indignes, honteuses...
janky adj.— «The two artists wear white, “janky-ass Tyvek” painter’s suits; they move quickly, transferring wooden panels and cement legs to the curb beneath the AC Transit sign. Within minutes, they are assembling the bench...
vacation diplomacy n.— «Xinhua news agency today carries a commentary titled, “What are the taiwan authorities up to while going in for ‘sports diplomacy’?,” which reads as follows: Over the past few years, the taiwan...
vacation diplomacy n.— «The Chinese spokesman accused Taiwan authorities of using “transit diplomacy” and “vacation diplomacy” as a way to create “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan,”...