katastroika n.— «The threats in the region from AIDS and other epidemics are potentially dire. Prophecies are always hazardous, but in the former Soviet Bloc, the outlook for the next few decades is perhaps best characterized by a Russian...
ARC n.— «And they kept coming and coming, sometimes in final form, other times in an early version known as arcs, and suddenly there were huge stacks, each bearing a Post-It note I’d created to separate them by month of publication...
time famine n.— «“Time famine,” as some sociologists call it, is an extraordinary paradox. Despite shorter workdays, the proliferation of labor-saving devices and unmatched financial resources, true leisure remains...
Whole Paycheck n.— «What Whole Foods isn’t known for is offering bargain prices. Some critics have been known to refer to the chain as “Whole Paycheck.”» —“Eastside food fight—Whole Foods prepares to open Bellevue...
veisalgia n.— «In a 2000 journal article, Wiese and co-authors coined a term for such hangovers: veisalgia, from the Norwegian word kveis, meaning “uneasiness following debauchery,” and algia, Greek for pain.» —“Hangover...
knob knocker n.— «“Imagine a razor shaving your face, but on a much bigger scale,” says Shawn McKinney, president of the Springfield Area Mountain Bike Association about the knob knocker, a device created to shave the bumps off a...