radcon n.— «Why are so many of these angry workers, who can barely pay their family’s bills, voting for radical conservative (“Radcon,” in Reich’s parlance) Republicans instead of Democrats? Because, Reich answers, the Radcons...
pipe v.— «It anticipated the whole Jayson Blair imbroglio by a good 15 years with a thriller about a reporter who gets burned making up—or “piping,” in David Freeman’s parlance—a New York magazine article about a pimp...
swirl n.— «My kids are really swirls. Chau, from New York City, adopted the term after hearing it in discussions about being a person of mixed-race origin while she was an undergrad at Wellesley.» —“Have A Swirly Asian Pacific...
Caucapino n.— «Our children, however, are half-Filipino, half-Caucasian—or, as I like to call them, Caucapinos. (Hey, if Tiger Woods is Cablanasian, my kids can be Caucapinos).» —“Have A Swirly Asian Pacific American Heritage...
Aspanic n.— «I’m Filipino American, born and raised on the backside of the Mission Playground at 19th and Guerrero. But since I’m Asian with a Spanish surname, I’ve coined my own category: Aspanic.» —“Have A Swirly Asian Pacific...
OSO n.— «“Polyamory is never having to say you’ve broken up,’’ said Sally Amsbury of Oakland, whose sex and love life openly includes her husband and two “other significant others,” known in polyamory parlance as “OSOs...