familismo n.—Gloss: a sense of family among Latinos. Note: Appears primarily to be used in English-language contexts and rarely in Spanish texts. «The sense of family in the Latino community is so strong academics have coined a term for...
wireline adj.— «The new order sets aside 12 channels for air-ground service by “general communications common carriers, including both wireline and miscellaneous common carriers.”» —“Phones In Planes Approved By F.C.C...
Tingle table n.— «The Tingle Table, designed by an IRS employee in 1961, is used at Service Centers to sort paper tax returns.» —by Department of The Treasury Internal Revenue Service Annual Report Fiscal Year...
revolving SOB n.— «Because he “challenged communists and their agents in the United States” he “automatically became a revolving SOB” to his critics.» —“Marshall Gets Into McCarthy Line of...
circuit breaker n.— «The same kind of proposal is offered for property taxes, with a special commission endorsement of the “circuit breaker” provision of Wisconsin and Minnesota laws that give low-income elderly homeowners and...
shotgunning v.— «The memorandum, written by Jeb Stuart Magruder, then a White House assistant, to H.R. Haldeman, who was the Presidential chief of staff, said that “shotgunning the media” was not effective.…In the...