hot bunk n.— «Hot desking—also known as “location-independent working”—derives its name from the naval practice of “hot bunking,” where sailors on different shifts would share the same bunk to save space...
doosra n.— «It is his new delivery, his version of the “doosra,” the one that spits and spins away from the right-hander like a leg-break that has aroused suspicion.» —“Murali a law unto himself in throwing...
blend team n.— «That will pretty much provide a wide spectrum of countries that Indian will have played versus before reaching Athens. Apart from the above, India have already played Australia, South Korea and Malaysia (some, though, by a...
obesogenic adj.— «What is remarkable is not that people are getting fat but that anybody is managing to stay slim, when we are living in what has been termed an ‘obesogenic environment.’» —“Fat of the land plagues...
Collyer n.— «When firemen are called out to jobs at rundown, junk-filled houses, they call it “doing a Collyer.”» —“Hoarding drives my boyfriend mad New York” by Zoe Heller Daily Telegraph (U.K...