frecency n.— «Richer personalization through: one-click bookmarking, smart bookmark folders, location bar that uses an algorithm based on site visit recency and frequency (called “frecency”) to provide better matches against your history...
developer droppings n.pl.— «In the meantime, when you see what I call “developer droppings” (ugly signage placed in the public right-of-way), please safely grab a load and dispose of it. It’s incredibly tacky, can actually...
theranostics n.— «A new term has entered the pharmaceutical developer’s glossary: theranostics. This word, created by the diagnostics company PharmaNetics, defines the development of diagnostic tests that can identify which patients...
mugu n.— «His victims—or “mugus” as he called them in telephone intercepts with his African fellow scammers—included a Saudi Arabian sheik, a Malaysian property developer and ordinary Australians.» —“Internet con man gets...
goat roping n.— «The article derided the proposed annexation and rezoning as a “goat roping.”» —“Developer files suit against Snellville” by Mark Davis Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Ga.) Sept. 3...
buscone n.— «They paid $100,000 to Ivan Noboa—a “buscone,” or independent developer of talent in the Dominican—and gave Rosario a $400,000 bonus.» —“Rosario Signing Raises Red Flag” by Ed Price Baseball...