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OFW

OFW Β n.β€”Β Β«That’s because de la Cruz, a father of eight, is considered a national heroβ€”not for anything this unassuming truck driver has done, but because of who he represents: the Overseas Filipino Worker, known as an OFW in local parlance.Β»Β β€”β€œWhy...

freeter

freeter Β n.β€”Β Β«Some young people choose to live on a series of part-time jobs rather than look for a permanent one. In the local vernacular, they’re called β€œfreeters,” a combination of β€œfree” and β€œarbeiter,” which is German for β€œworker.β€Β»Β β€”β€œThey pay...

lunch shooter

lunch shooter Β n.β€”Β Β«Lunch shooters are among the many jobs that have disappeared from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis. If they chose, beer bottlers at the Bevo plant could order lunch from a fellow worker who walked around the warehouse or...