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brown town n. Colchester has been labelled “brown town” by local addicts because of how easy it is to get hold of heroin. (Jul. 2, 2009) [full citation…]

boner dyke n. Ditto calls the song a “boner dyke anthem for straight girls who like to turn guys on by making out or, like, faking gay.” (Jul. 2, 2009) [full citation…]

one and done n. A few years ago, the NBA changed its rules so that high school players couldn’t go directly to the pros. They had to play at least one year in college. The colleges applauded. Now, many coaches wish they’d just left it alone. One-and-done is proving more disruptive and counterproductive than none-and-done. You get a great player, you get a sniff of great things, and you get a broken heart. (Jul. 2, 2009) [full citation…]

social papers n.pl. A clarification is in order: real “social papers” are not boxed cards with your initial from your corner stationer. Social papers are made with hand-cut dies, a universe of fonts and stock in shades like creamy ecru, tobacco or artichoke, to name a few of the offerings at the Printery. (Jul. 2, 2009) [full citation…]

stationery wardrobe n. Ms. Kargman, the author of social satires like “The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund,” out this spring, is not only conversant with the phrase “stationery wardrobe,” she has one of her own. It includes miniature raspberry-colored notecards with chocolate borders that say “Jill and Harry” (Harry is her husband), made by the Printery in Oyster Bay, N.Y., a century-old stationer from which she also orders white “empire”-size notecards with red borders and her initials; correspondence cards from Kate Spade printed with her first name; and pale gray sheets of writing paper with a white border from the Grosvenor Stationery Company in London. (Jul. 2, 2009) [full citation…]

cap-and-traitor n. Could somebody please explain the difference between people on the Right calling the eight GOP congressmen who voted for the Obama-Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade anti-global warming energy bill “cap and traitors” and the far lefties at Moveon.org calling Gen. David Petraeus “General Betrayus”? (Jul. 1, 2009) [full citation…]

cum gutter n. Dolce & Gabbana’s latest sporno campaign for their Intimo men’s underwear line (above), employing eager, wide-shouldered chaps from their national team to stretch their designer cotton, seems to have taken inspiration from the tarty antics of the swimmers at last year’s Olympics, peeling their swimsuits off to flash their ‘cum gutters’ at the world (or was it just me?). (Jun. 24, 2009) [full citation…]

freeway flyer n. Especially since the effects of Proposition 13 began to kick in with a vengeance, community colleges have become ever more dependent on cheap labor provided by part-time faculty, who are often known as “freeway flyers” because they must drive from campus to campus to make a living. Rules permit part-timers to carry only half a full schedule at any one campus; they make up the difference flying the freeway to distant colleges. (Jun. 22, 2009) [full citation…]

Office 2.0 n. Savvy office workers frustrated that their on-the-job computer tools don’t function as smoothly as, say, an Apple iPod are taking matters into their own hands. No longer are they relying on company technicians, or information technology (IT) administrators, to choose the software needed to get the job done. They know how to pluck tools right off the Web. Industry observers use the term “consumerization” to describe the phenomenon whereby office workers are less likely to wait for the IT folks to equip them. [...] Forrester refers to the movement toward user control and individual empowerment as “Technology Populism,” others refer to it as “Office 2.0.” (Jun. 22, 2009) [full citation…]

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. (Jun. 22, 2009) [full citation…]

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