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nash

nash  v.— «If Crozier is so hard up for charming regional neologisms, might I suggest one that doesn’t involve ratty proles hurting each other, such as “nash”, a verb meaning to travel somewhere against a tricky deadline (as in...

boondocking

boondocking n. living without conveniences such as municipal electricity or water, indoor plumbing, or grocery stores, especially when camping with a recreational vehicle;roughing it. Editorial Note: Other variations on to boondock, according to the...

drop-in

drop-in  n.— «For Labour’s strategists, the buzzword is direct communication — cosy meetings between candidates and “ordinary voters”, ideally captured by television cameras and with no opportunities for hacks to ask questions...

gobachop official

gobachop official  n.— «Revealing what is described in Liberian street parlance as the ripping of government coffers by ‘gobachop officials’ the report said an examination of payment records, travel duration and travel documents indicated...

aerotropolis

aerotropolis  n.— «This phenomenon is not new, Bender and others say. It even has a name, which was coined by University of North Carolina professor John Kasarda: the aerotropolis. The idea is that major business centers have always...

opaque

opaque  adj.— «I’ve never run into this problem with Hotwire, though. Hotwire, like Priceline, is what’s referred to as an “opaque” travel site—meaning that certain details of your trip are withheld until you’ve booked a ticket...

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