granny hunting n.— «Federal prosecutors announced charges yesterday against six people accused of defrauding elderly Washington region women of more than $100,000 with a variety of scams that the suspects referred to as “granny...
Generation E n.— «Some people call these Internet do-it-yourselfers Generation C, for the creative content they put on the Net. Or citizen media, meaning they’re average people offering their work to the world. Another name is Generation...
dog’s breakfast n.— «But putting these disparate works all together would make for the sort of motley that is sometimes referred to as a dog’s breakfast (although it would feed one very lucky dog!)» —“Old, English And Very...
churched adj.— «The 7,000 Americans interviewed for the book were grouped in five categories—churched and unchurched Protestants, churched and unchurched Catholics and “those who have no religious identification.” The...
buckle bunny n.— «If you don’t know how to do the two-step, a Buckle Bunny (cowboy groupie) will be happy to help you.» —“Of Prairie Fires and Cowgirl’s Kisses” by Sally Jenkins Washington Post Feb. 23, 1988...
COLA n.— «The commissioners’ decision to give the employees a cost-of-living adjustment—a COLA in the parlance of the budget writers—was prompted by the improved revenue picture.» —“Calvert Includes Pay Raise In Budget” by...