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dash v. I was quite relieved to make it to our beach front hotel after four hours of near-death experiences—i did not tip (or dash, as they call it here) the driver. (Oct. 1, 2004) [full citation…]

George n. We have a slang term for big tippers…it’s called George. And Kerry Packer’s a super George. There’s a story in the book, there is an entertainer there named Christina Nisteen and he tipped her a hundred thousand dollar chip after listening to her for two songs—true story—and then flew her and her band on a private plane to Australia to perform at a birthday party for a friend or something. The whole band got a free trip to Australia on him. (Sep. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

by catch n. It is estimated that Dirty Fishing, also known as “by catch,” results in the accidental death and waste of 44 million pounds of sea life worldwide every year, though exact figures in the U.S. are difficult to come by. (Sep. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

gray vote n. Latham also promised to ramp up spending on Australia’s aged, in a bid to win back the so-called “gray vote.” (Sep. 29, 2004) [full citation…]

fiend v. I fiend for the music, but not as actively as I have in the past. I now fiend for people’s interactions with hiphop music: what it does to them, how it changes their views, how and if they feel they belong in the culture. (Sep. 29, 2004) [full citation…]

monstering n. More alarming, however, was Cullen’s criticism of Reed’s treatment by some of the more excitable elements of the newspaper business. There’s no doubt the judge suffered, in tabloid parlance, a bit of “monstering.” (Sep. 29, 2004) [full citation…]

approximeet n. You can’t “approximeet”—an excellent word that is defined as meeting in a vague area at an approximate time and then sorting out the details by mobile. (Sep. 27, 2004) [full citation…]

hardball n. And when word crackles on the radio that the lead truck has passed from another impossibly rutted, kidney-bruising dirt road onto a stretch of asphalt, they are about to hit the hardball. (Sep. 27, 2004) [full citation…]

bobtail n. An American would be riding in the lead vehicle as commander and driving the last one as “bobtail”—a truck without a load that acts as a sort of sheepdog, rushing to help with any problems and making sure no one has drifted out of formation. (Sep. 27, 2004) [full citation…]

cadillacking n. When a snaking convoy of 18-wheelers is moving smoothly, they are cadillackin’. (Sep. 27, 2004) [full citation…]

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