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smokist n. The North may have its Unionists and Nationalists, but now there are “smokists” and “anti-smokists” in the Republic of Ireland, she explained, creating her own terminology to capture the raw political nature of Ireland’s new ban on smoking, including in pubs. (Aug. 23, 2004) [full citation…]

protein n. Every 10 seconds a new cow—in slaughterhouse vernacular, “proteins”—enters Swift’s Greeley plant. Blood-spattered workers carve through the swaying, 1,200-pound carcasses. (Aug. 23, 2004) [full citation…]

triple witching n. August individual equity options and some options on stock indexes stop trading at Friday’s close, which is commonly referred to as triple witching. (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

hack n. They didn’t understand that when the Americans said “as fragged” they meant “as planned,“ the Indian parallel for “hack” was “time-check.” (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

Toyotarisation n. Andrew Goudie, professor of geography at Oxford University, blames the process of Toyotarisation—a coinage reflecting the near-ubiquitous desert use of Toyota Land Cruisers—for destroying a thin crust of lichen and stones that has protected vast areas of the Sahara from the wind for centuries. (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

Toyotaisation n. “The world is getting a lot dustier,“ he said. The reasons included land use changes caused by growing populations, such as deforestation and overgrazing, but Toyota-isation, a word coined by him to mean disturbance by 4x4s, was a specific cause. (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

crab n. “South Africa caught a crab unrelated to that. They were on the other side of their lane. Unfortunately, the way it looked in their protest, in the preliminary stage, has disqualified us.“ A crab, in rowing parlance, occurs when an oar is placed too deep in the water, making it impossible for the rower to fluidly remove it without breaking the team’s rhythm. (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

double-witching n. One factor in the day’s buying may be related to Friday’s “double-witching” session, Wall Street’s term for the session when stock index options and stock futures contracts expire on the same day. This often results in additional, and sometimes volatile, tradin (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

strip n. Turning it into a “strip” channel may be its fate. Don’t get excited: That’s not strip as in nubile women. “Strips” is industry argot for reruns of popular shows like Friends, Seinfeld and The Honeymooners. They’re still hits with viewers, and they come cheap. (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

spange v. To spange: Shorthand street talk for that often-heard phrase, “Spare change?“ says The Denver Post. Spangers have made it into a verb. (Aug. 20, 2004) [full citation…]

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