FRAGO n.— «Targeting meetings should resuit in a fragmentary order (FRAGO) to subordinate units.» —“Keys to S2 success at JRTC” by Wayne Barefoot Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin Jan. 1, 1998. (source:...
hikikomori n.— «Hikikomori is not a disease. For reasons ranging from bullying to exam failure, some young people are shutting themselves away in their rooms and having as little direct contact with the outside world as possible. Many are...
haltura n.— «Haltura is when you are pretending to do a good job, pretending to be a professional, expert with a diploma and you are supposed to know what to do but you know you are just fucking around and you are flying by the seat of...
vent n.— «Professional “vents,” as they call themselves, worry who will pick up their wisecracking dummies and vocal sleight of hand when they retire or die.» —“Read These Lips!” by Marta Aldrich American...
scratch adj.— «With the story reel complete, next comes the soundtrack. Disney animators use “scratch” voices rather than professional actors for preliminary dialog.» —“Welcome to Planet Pixar” by Austin...
alpha n.— «What, exactly, do investors think they are buying when they hire investment managers such as hedge fund general partners? They would probably say something like “the ability to outperform the market”. In...