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

Jargon. Terms associated with trades, professions, or occupations. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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amenity migrant n. “Amenity migrants,” as he calls them, represent spikes in the older population in counties like Carroll, where new residents are not only comprised of seniors looking to retire, but the middle-aged group of people who built their homes, provide services and care, and whose businesses depend on the influx of new incomes. The northern Lakes Region is a prime example of such movement as well. [English Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 1, 2008)

analog sunset n. Today is the day the federal government says cell phone companies can stop providing service to analog cellular users. It’s all part of the plan to improve coverage and service options through digital signals.…The industry calls the changeover “analog sunset.” [English Technology Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 21, 2008)

animal enrichment n. At one point in the afternoon, an Oakland Zoo employee tossed two boxes covered in camel hair and filled with meat cutlets into the tiger pit, a process called “animal enrichment” that simulates prey. The two tigers, whose names the zoo keeps private to prevent people from taunting them, quickly began tearing the meat from the boxes. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Euphemism Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 31, 2007)

ant hill family n. In a trend dubbed “ant hill families” more and more 30-somethings are choosing to save money and go home to live with their parents again. [English Marketing Factitious Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 2, 2006)

ARC n. Mary asks whether the bound galley is the same as the ARC. No, the ARC—the Advance Reader’s Copy—is still to come. [English Media Jargon Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 26, 2004)

ARC n. The advanced reading copy, or ARC in the publishing world, is a vital part of marketing of books. [English Media Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 26, 2004)

ARC n. N.Y. 1992 Delacorte 1st ARC VG/in wraps. From uncorrected proof of author’s first novel. Update of the “Frankenstein” story. [English Media Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 26, 2004)

arc v. An incoming flight from Chennai (9W-470) requested priority landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, when window No 2 on the left side of the cockpit (near the commander’s seat) started cracking— “arcing” in aviation parlance. [English Aviation Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 29, 2007)

Aspenize v. Great numbers of the newcomers object strenously to what is termed “the Aspenizing of Bisbee” and the effects of a tourist boom on a dirt-cheap economy that one city councilman estimates is 75 percent dependent on food stamps. [English Urban Planning & Zoning Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 31, 2006)

athlete’s clock n. The Huskies had hoped Miller would still be granted four years of eligibility and that the five-year window each athlete is given—commonly called an athlete’s clock—would not have started in that summer of 2006. [English Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 4, 2008)

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