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financial incest n. While experts say the current financial crisis is a good way to discuss economics and the family budget, they also warn parents not to panic around young children who don’t understand and are powerless to do anything about it. “It opens up an opportunity to have discussion with children,“ said Rick Kahler, a financial planner and co-author of “Facilitating Financial Tools for Financial Planners, Coaches and Therapists.“ “But you don’t want to commit “financial incest”—being alarmist and having inappropriate boundaries with kids.“ (Oct. 12, 2008) [full citation…]

cutter t-shirt n. Levine recalled a teen patient from a middle-class family. She was wearing what is known as a “cutter t-shirt,“ a long-sleeve t-shirt with a hole cut into the end of the sleeve to slip over the thumb and hide self-inflicted cutting on her arm. (Oct. 10, 2008) [full citation…]

Taliban union n. The speculation follows much earlier talk that the “Taliban Unions” (as the extreme left unions are affectionately known by more moderate industrial organisations) would be looking to behead Boydy at the earliest possible opportunity. (Oct. 10, 2008) [full citation…]

suicide headache n. Cluster headache (CH) remains an enigma to the medical profession.…Many chronic CH sufferers eventually take their own lives—earning CH the gruesome moniker “suicide headaches.“ (Oct. 10, 2008) [full citation…]

packing for Perth n. The onslaught of unsettling news has proved too much for some with the means to flee. No reliable numbers are kept on emigration, but “packing for Perth”—a phrase used to describe white flight, not necessarily to the Australian city—is believed to be on the increase. (Oct. 9, 2008) [full citation…]

zombie economy n. Yuen Pau Woo was the economist responsible for Japan in Singapore’s central bank when the Japanese bubble—helped by a run-up in real estate prices that made Park Ave. co-ops look affordable—caused the world’s second biggest economy to burst. “It became what was known as the zombie economy,“ says Woo, now CEO of the Vancouver-based Asia Pacific Foundation think-tank. “Many people look back and see that it was a mistake that they didn’t act quickly enough.“ (Oct. 9, 2008) [full citation…]

wasteman n. Varley, who has toured with Kano and G-Unit, has as much chance as any of them. She’s feisty as hell, dissing “wastemen” (vernacular for playa). (Oct. 9, 2008) [full citation…]

stinkin’ thinkin’ n. You also must accept that the enemies of private property, the radical environmental left, pretty much control Democrat policy. As the party of big, intrusive, regulatory government, Democrats regard businesses as the problem, not the solution, to almost anything. Businesses exist, seemingly, for tax revenue and social engineering. I can only hope for an intervention by those close to him, to correct what I call “stinkin’ thinkin’“. (Oct. 9, 2008) [full citation…]

Delaware effect n. The Irish government has thrown everybody (and that includes Sarkozy and Merkel) off track by guaranteeing every last penny in its banks. The risks run by this kind of unilateral action inside the European Union are typified by what is called a Delaware Effect. People might rush money out of some banks to move them into Irish banks in order to benefit from this guarantee. (Oct. 9, 2008) [full citation…]

skronk n. The music touched on free jazz, especially when Krieger let forth some quick runs or hit those intense, dented notes aficionados refer to as “skronk.“ He was a fiery presence onstage, often bending over an amp to produce feedback or furiously stomping on his pedals. (Oct. 8, 2008) [full citation…]

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