plyboo n.— «The bamboo used to make plyboo is grown in managed forests in China, so there is no impact on wild stands used by pandas as food.» —“For a Hardwood Floor, Plyboo Is One Tough Grass” by Tom Neven Washington...
caging n.— «The contribution checks went to a Viguerie “caging function” here for processing. Peck protested, charging that Dornan’s campaign was “run out of Falls Church.” Recognizing that “Peck’s got a...
caging n.— «Computer Caging (caging is the direct-mail industry term for collecting money) had raised money for Gann’s fight to preserve Proposition 13 from a legal counter-attack.» —“‘Booming Enterprise’ New Forces Take Political...
FLOHPA n.— «While it’s perfectly logical for one to assume that the candidate who wins a majority of FL, OH and PA (or “flowpa” as we call this 68 EV-heavy virtual state), nothing should be assumed conventional.—With Bush...
bang in v.— «By the end of the Columbus Day weekend, more than 70 officers charged with protecting Congress had called in sick. It was the largest number of Capitol Police officers who ever had “banged in.” Many of them say...
shack n.— «The operative on the ground radioed confirmation: “That’s a shack,” slang for a direct hit.» —“Over Afghanistan, Gantlets in the Sky” by Steve Vogel in Aboard The USS Carl Vinson Washington...