reach truck n.— «Here at the Basingstoke, Hampshire, headquarters of Linde Materials Handling, the UK leader in fork-lift trucks (or “reach trucks,” as they call them), Lambert listens.» —“Lots of comment from the FT’s...
jump plane v. phr.— «“Jump plane” is a term that is coined and used by the many illegal immigrants who entered the UK as tourists, jumping off their homeward bound flights and remained in the UK as illegal immigrants.» —“Of...
monging n.— «Sunday face originally referred to a righteous or sanctimonious facial expression, worn at or after church, or just generally.…Now it is used in the UK to refer to an almost total lack of facial expression, typically on...
flexicurity n.— «The goal is to attract the attention of EU policy makers to the Danish labour market, which is as flexible as the UK labour market. At the same time, employees benefit from a degree of security at a similar level to that...
cowpunk n.— «Though too much of a loner to be taken up by the “cowpunks”, as she calls them, [Lucinda Williams] did land a UK record deal from Rough Trade.» —“Songs Sung Blue” Sunday Herald (Glasgow...
interview without coffee n.— «The first step will be a formal reprimand by a senior officer, who could even be the Commander-in-Chief of UK Land Command, General Sir Mike Jackson. The procedure is known in the Army as “an interview...