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LCVP

LCVP  n.— «A 9-ton Higgins Boat, known in military parlance as an LCVP (landing craft, vehicle and personnel), was delivered to the Experimental Aircraft Association grounds Monday.» —“WWII boat buoys vets’ museum plan” by...

roadblock

roadblock  n.— «The Minnesota Music Man and his newest label affiliation, Columbia Records, has hooked up with five Viacom music properties that will conduct what’s known in broadcast parlance as a roadblock. MTV, MTV2, BET, VH1 and VH1...

flip

flip  v.— «It’s hard for me to feel sorry for guys that are driving three Mercedes and living in million-dollar homes and worrying about six or seven pounds because they have to ‘flip,’” Lukas said. (Flipping is racetrack parlance...

whale

whale  n.— «In the parlance of the casino industry, a huge bettor like Mr. Kashiwagi is a “whale,” which surely makes Mr. Trump his Ahab.» —by Robert Johnson Wall Street Journal June 28, 1990. (source: Double...

tent pole

tent pole  n.— «It’s easy to see how big movies—called “tent poles” in industry parlance—can be big risks. “You can’t afford too many tent poles in a year,” said Jeff Sine, the global head of media at UBS Warburg...

HNWI

HNWI  n.— «Indeed, the ranks of the world’s HNWIs— financial parlance for “high-net-worth individuals,” with investable assets of $1 million or more—increased in 2002 by 2.1 percent to 7.3 million, according to the World Wealth...

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