decent n.— «As we reported last week, the “muscular liberals” (or “decents” or “neo-progs,” as they are called in some circles) are on the march.» —“The politics column” by Martin...
negrocrat n.— «They were given some idea in the Barbados Labour Party’s newspaper column on Friday, March 3. It said in part: “A negrocrat is a relic of the planter class. What makes them far more dangerous than the former white...
scatter band n.— «They’re known as a “scatter band” for their lack of formation.…“What happened was, we had a band director who was fired in 1963,” says Amit Aggarwal, who plays tenor sax. When a graduate student...
stiff v.— «There was another single, “Listen To Me” (on which Nash probably participates), a fine commercial record which was (as usual) an English smash and an American stiff.…A slow-paced single called “The...
milblog n.— «Since combat began in Iraq in March 2003, “milblogs,” as they’re called, have been cropping up in increasing numbers.» —“State of the Art” by Daniel Schulman Columbia Journalism Review (New...
vertical silo other.— «Integrating related functions to break down artificial department walls and overcome the “vertical silo” syndrome.» —“Motorola’s Long March To The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality...