waps n.pl.— «A preliminary hearing into her sexual discrimination case against the international finance giant heard that senior colleague Nathaniel Norgren indeed congratulated her on her waps—British slang for breasts—at an office...
hot desk v.— «The new trend, “hot desking,” is that desks are shared between several people who use them at different times. This has been made possible because more people are now working from home or with the customer...
ozard n.— «This inverted snobbery about boarding schools is, to quote Jennings, “such spivvish, supersonic muck that’s so ghastly it’s ozard.” Non-fans will have to be reminded of the definition of ozard, as given by Atkinson...
gazump v.— «It’s called “gazumping” in England, the process by which someone selling a piece of property accepts an offer from one buyer, maybe even going so far as to shake hands on it, then quickly—and often...
hot desk v.— «In a scheme that could be rapidly rolled out across Whitehall, all civil servants at the Department of Trade and Industry are to “hot desk”, a process beloved of management consultants, which will see mandarins...
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...