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Paris syndrome

Paris syndrome  n.— «A Japanese woman in her 20s stopped a well-dressed Frenchman in the Opera metro station yesterday afternoon and asked him in broken English for help with a public telephone. He replied with a finger in the air and...

learning cottage

learning cottage  n.— «Somehow, trailer (be it on a farm, or in a public school parking lot) just seems to lack esteemable associations. So now they’ve coined the term “learning cottage” to soften up the blow…at the same...

housebling

housebling  n.— «A. P. Williams offers “Griswold”… to define decorating the outside of the house with Christmas lights. Having seen some of the houses in my village, I would offer an even more up-to-date word:...

freedalism

freedalism  n.— «The Americans even coined a word for doing things without permission in this land of the unfree: “freedalisms.”…Despite the Americans’ penchant for freedalisms, the North Koreans were, after seven years...

set

set  n.— «Street gangs, called “sets” in gangster slang, have plagued Southeastern neighborhoods for decades. Schorr ran through a partial list: Neighborhood Crips, West Coast Crips, 5/9 Brims, Lincoln Park, Skyline Piru...

fooding

fooding  n.— «Go “fooding.” No, it’s not a typo, but a new Parisian word to describe the concept of food as a fashion lifestyle choice. Le fooding is as much about the ambience and style of the restaurant as the food on your...