barrel edition n.— «Barrel edition or scouts—Papers rescued from some receptacle, such as subway waste paper basket, and resold.» —“Slang of newspaper and mail delivery (rewrite Canny)” by Individuals; Wayne Walden in...
woo-woo adj.— «I am curious how they handle this particular song, since surely our slightly woo-woo preschool, which decorated paper Easter eggs for “spring” while seemingly making an effort not to actually mention Easter...
paper airplane n.— «The Secretary of the Air Force, Verne Orr, has asserted that the Stealth plane, which Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger is seriously considering as the nation’s next long-range bomber, is “a paper...
paper airplane n.— «The jetliner makers are just “throwing paper airplanes at each other,” Wolfgang H. Demisch, aerospace analyst at Morgan Stanley, said last week. He suggested that none of the proposed aircraft may reach the...
paper airplane n. in aeronautics and aerospace, a flying machine that is strictly theoretical. Editorial Note: The adjectival form paper, referring to something that exists only in print or writing but not as a physical object, is fairly common...
paper airplane n.— «Airbus so far has failed to win over British Airways, a loyal Boeing customer. BA declined to place an order for A-320s two years ago, saying it didn’t want to order a “paper” airplane.» —“Airbus...