Jargon Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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torso n. In this issue of the Advisor I also discuss the “torso”—keywords lying in the productive area between the head and the long, lonely tail. The “torso” is a cool new word floating around Silicon Valley. [English Online Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 27, 2006)

toss n. It is known, in the lexicon of television news, as a throw or toss—an onscreen handoff from one host to another. And to Jonathan Klein, the new president of CNN, none is more critical than the throw from Larry King to Aaron Brown each weeknight just before 10. [English Media Jargon] [full cite] (Mar. 23, 2005)

toss n. To that end, Comedy Central is considering ripping an actual page from the cable news networks it so often mocks, and having Mr. Stewart, at the end of his half-hour show, share a split-screen with Mr. Colbert, in what is known in the news business as a “throw” or “toss.” [English Media Jargon] [full cite] (May. 4, 2005)

touch time n. We’ve got new 717s, the Boeing 717, the average age is just a little bit over three years. And then we’ve got the older but very reliable MD80-series aircraft, and certainly as aircraft age, they require a lot more hands-on time, and I just want to make sure that we have adequate resources so that we are giving those aircraft all the, what I call the “touch time,” that they need. [English Aviation Jargon] [full cite] (Mar. 5, 2008)

touch-and-go n. Just as he took off a Hercules then reported ready, so we continued to orbit as he carried out his checks and took off. We then needed to allow a few minutes to allow the wake turbulence to subside before we continued. In all we did 6 touch-and-gos (rolls in military parlance) and 1 full stop landing, making a total of 7 in an hour and 10 minutes. [English Aviation Military Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 3, 2007)

touchback n. On one side are those who believe that progressives should not support federal legislation that offers less than complete and unconditional amnesty for undocumented immigrants. This means no compromises around “guest worker” policies, no mandates that immigrants first return to their native countries before returning as legal US immigrants—a process known as “touchback”—, and no different rules for longtime vs. recently arrived immigrants. [English Government Politics Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 30, 2007)

touchdown workstation n. Hot desking, also known as free address or touchdown workstations, usually involves employees who work in one or more places and claim a desk in the office on a first-come, first-served basis. [English Business Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 2, 2006)

track v. The district police chief’s office, on the third floor of the police compound, is dimly lit; sandbags block the windows. Norris goes over the plan, telling Col. Anan, the chief, how many polling sites his police need to protect. In military parlance, the chief isn’t “tracking.” After about twenty minutes, the chief finally says he doesn’t have enough men to do the job. [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 24, 2008)

track two diplomacy n. All this was what is sometimes called “Track Two” diplomacy, i.e., quiet sessions out of the headlines. Whatever its results, it is a lot better than future headlines of nuclear catastrophe. [English Government Politics Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 7, 2006)

tracting n. Walking from home to home offering to talk with residents, or as they call it, “tracting,” is just one way the missionaries spread their message. Walking from home to home offering to talk with residents, or as they call it, “tracting,” is just one way the missionaries spread their message. [English Religion Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 11, 2006)

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