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Zipcar capitalism n. While owning a home may be the American Dream, renting, at least for the moment, seems to be the new American theme. [...] Some refer to it as “Zipcar Capitalism” in reference to the company that rents cars by the hour. With a high unemployment rate and lingering economic uncertainty, many consumers are fearful of purchases with long-term ramifications. [English Money & Finance New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jun. 22, 2009)

zipper n. A bill in the Florida Legislature died that targeted those motorists who speed up beside you, then cut you off when their lane ends. The offending drivers are commonly referred to as “zippers.” [English Automobiles & Transportation] [full cite] (Jun. 4, 2007)

zipper n. When he was running around shirtless this summer, Wyatt realized most other kids don’t have surgical scars—or “zippers,” as he calls them. [English Body Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2007)

zirp n. The next Japanese spanner in the works will be the end of zero interest rates, or zirp as it is known. Bank-watchers have pencilled in July or September for the moment of reckoning. Few investors lose sleep worrying about life after zirp, but our guardians at the Bank of International Settlements view it as the greatest imminent risk to global markets. [English Money & Finance Acronym] [full cite] (May. 29, 2006)

zirp n. The United States is repeating a Japanese experiment with a zero in one of the most important variables in financial markets: the official overnight interest rate. The so-called zirp, an acronym for zero interest-rate policy, is combined with a nearly infinite quantity of government borrowing. The government is expected to try to stimulate the economy, which is well into what looks like a bad recession, with as much as $850 billion of new debt. [English Money & Finance Acronym] [full cite] (Dec. 22, 2008)

zofamily n. Happy crawling all you Zofamilies!!! DID YOU KNOW????: That “Zofamily”—Pronounced like “So Family,” is the term used for: “Any family that considers their pets an actual member of the family.” [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Relationships New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jun. 6, 2007)

zog n. One day before the attack, Brunerie had posted a message on a British neo-Nazi Web site, reading: “Watch the TV this Sunday, I will be the star…Death to zog, 88!” The motto “death to zog, 88!” is a classic neo-Nazi code. The acronym “zog” stands for Zionist occupied government, reflecting their view that Jews control “most of the White nations on this planet,” as the Combat 18 Web site explains. The number 88 refers to “HH” or “Heil Hitler.” [Race Religion Derogatory Acronym] [full cite] (Dec. 7, 2004)

zombie n. Investments which last for much longer than the five-year standard nowadays often go one of two ways: either the company is killed off by the weight of its borrowings or it becomes what is known as a “zombie”—a business that still manages to generate enough profits to pay down debt, but is too highly leveraged to attract the buyer needed to provide a necessary exit. [English Money & Finance Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2008)

zombie n. By odd coincidence, I met my cousin Harry in the C. N. E. Horse Palace, where Ontario troops were first assembled. But we were on different sides, so to speak. I was “Active Service,” he was a “Zombie” a derogatory term applied to those who signed only to serve in Canada. [English Canada Military Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 1, 2008)

zombie company n. A new phrase, “zombie companies,” was coined to describe those companies kept alive by banks even though they were insolvent. Some were property companies the value of whose assets had fallen by more than 30 per cent and with clearly no ability to repay their debts. Yet there was a reluctance to call in the loans. [English Business Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 28, 2009)

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