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dry powder n. Then there are the private equity and VCs looking to put some of their “dry powder” to use (which is how nearly every VC I’ve talked to has referred to the unspent amount of their Fund). (Oct. 16, 2007) [full citation…]

tar-tar n. “Her father, pretending to be the girl, wrote back to him and said meet me at midnight. Poor old Mr Golder got all dressed up and went to meet his beau but as the paper described it “the arms that beheld him were not those of his beloved.” He copped a tar-tar as it was known in those days.“A tar-tar was a uniquely New Zealand version of tarring and feathering, with toi tois in place of feathers. (Oct. 16, 2007) [full citation…]

lobbycon n. Some of Silicon Valley’s digerati don’t let $3,600 admission prices keep them from attending technology conferences. They simply loiter in the venue’s lobby—without paying—in hopes of mingling with other entrepreneurs, collecting business cards and cutting deals. The phenomenon has become so prevalent that it has been given a name: lobbycon.…“The sessions at technology conferences are often like plots in porn films,” said Ben Metcalfe, a technology consultant from San Francisco who said he lobbycons about four conferences annually. “It’s required for the context, but it’s not really what you paid for.”…Lobbyconners acknowledge that they could, in theory, be asked to leave, although none was aware of it ever happening. (Oct. 16, 2007) [full citation…]

Otto Pfister n. “I am strongly admonishing parents and guardians to pay special attention to their wards and the way they dress. This Otto Pfister way of dressing is totally unacceptable in Islam, therefore it is unIslamic,” he said. In Ghanaian parlance, “Otto Pfister” is a kind of dressing in which the youth, especially boys, intentionally pull their trousers down below the waistline to the extent of almost dropping off or exposing part of their buttocks. (Oct. 16, 2007) [full citation…]

familismo n. The sense of family in the Latino community is so strong academics have coined a term for it: familismo. But for Latinos, family includes the village, the community at large. (Oct. 16, 2007) [full citation…]

buddy letter n. “We’ve seen people who refused treatment at the time,” she said. “What we advise people is to search for and submit new evidence.”…She said veterans have also had some luck in introducing as evidence what is called “a buddy letter”—a signed affidavit by a witness to the injury. (Oct. 15, 2007) [full citation…]

pillow line n. For most of the run, the camera is completely covered in snow as Douglas expertly launches from knoll to knoll. These knolls are called “pillow lines”—massive rocks that are covered with a ton of snow. (Oct. 15, 2007) [full citation…]

sticks and bricks n.pl. They were not among those who plunged into legal battle with the diocese over “sticks and bricks,” as they call it. “If we are going to live and die for this property,” Cook said, remembering the agonizing talks, “we might as well admit this is an idol for us.” (Oct. 15, 2007) [full citation…]

scaracter n. “I absolutely love Halloween.”…Once he learned about Scarowinds, he immediately signed on to interview for a “scaracter,” as they are called.…“They asked me to picture a character, give what it would be like, and do an impersonation.” He added that his mother had a connectivity syndrome that he inherited and this allows him to disconnect his jaw, fingers and ankles to create a more believable character.…There are over 300 scaracters this year, and the expanded park includes six design mazes. (Oct. 15, 2007) [full citation…]

fong kong n. Several traders said that they suspect the hefty duty is a ploy by government to force them out while paving the way for cheaper mostly Chinese made goods, called “fong kong” by residents of Bulawayo. “Some of us will have to diversify into “fong kong” as we cannot order anything from our local industries because their prices are too high,” argues Buseta. (Oct. 15, 2007) [full citation…]

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