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sideshow n. Sgt. Lou Cruz said the boy, whose name was not released, was being driven home by friends just before 4 a.m. Saturday when they were caught in the middle of a sideshow at 90th and Bancroft avenues and someone shot at the vehicle. [...] Cruz said there were “dozens and dozens” of vehicles and observers at the sideshow, which he said have become “playgrounds for the lawless.” Sideshows are notorious for erratic, dangerous driving and have become increasingly violent. There have been several killings and other shootings linked directly to sideshows and some gangs frequent them looking for rivals, police said. (Jul. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

maitre-dish n. Both worked at the Fog City Diner; Doug as bartender, Nancy as “maitre-dish.” (Jul. 19, 2009) [full citation…]

pureplay n. The songwriters, recording companies and performers who own the rights to these recordings feel they should be compensated since many Internet radio stations make money simply by playing music without live hosts, news breaks, and other expenses of traditional radio. This method of broadcasting is also known as “pureplay.” (Jul. 13, 2009) [full citation…]

v-spam n. V-spam is a dangerous strain of “virus spam” that is designed to deceive recipients, causing them to invite viruses into their computers. Virus spam, or v-spam, attempts to circumvent anti-virus protection by enticing users to click a Web site link contained in an email, which then delivers a virus. (Jul. 13, 2009) [full citation…]

T-Triple-P n. Sampson accused Republicans of caring only about “T triple P—titles, power, pork and patronage.” (Jul. 13, 2009) [full citation…]

eatertain v. Kessler spends a lot of time meeting with (often anonymous) consultants who describe how they are trying to fashion products that offer what’s become known in the food industry as “eatertainment.” Fat, sugar, and salt turn out to be the crucial elements in this quest: different “eatertaining” items mix these ingredients in different but invariably highly caloric combinations. (Jul. 13, 2009) [full citation…]

browning n. Over the years of visiting Jamaica, I constantly heard the men referring to their favourite choice of girls as the ‘browning’ type. I have always wondered who originally came up with this term? During the early 1970s, while I was in school, that term did not exist in the vocabulary of Jamaicans. (Jul. 13, 2009) [full citation…]

Breg n. In the past few years, researchers have discovered that certain B cells appear to share with regulatory T cells—fondly known as Tregs—the responsibility for keeping the immune system under control. Like Tregs, these B cells, which some experts have named regulatory B cells, or Bregs, release anti-inflammatory molecules and can forestall autoimmunity when infused into mice. (Jul. 11, 2009) [full citation…]

performal adj. “There’s a macho performal nature that some of these people crave,” she said. “And what better a performance than the blood and guts of butchery?” (Jul. 8, 2009) [full citation…]

net branching n. Under the scenario, NARES was one of several shell corporations that operated under the name of “Pacific Bancorp.” The owners and directors of Pacific Bancorp granted franchise rights to do business in North Carolina to unlicensed lenders who, regulators say, operated without meaningful controls, undercutting state oversight. Moreover, by using the shell corporations, Pacific Bancorp was able to shield its involvement and potential liability in the lending process. (Jul. 7, 2009) [full citation…]

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