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weadle v. Blow changed his name, and Douglas Wead didn’t, but soon he may want to, if current reactions keep up. To “weadle” may soon enter the lexicon as meaning betraying an unknowing party by recording words meant for a private discussion and unleashing them in the midst of complex public moments in the process of flogging one’s book. (Feb. 26, 2005) [full citation…]

rate tart n. Credit card providers are considering withdrawing zero per cent deals, in a sign of their growing exasperation with “rate tarts” who switch cards as soon as they have to start paying interest on their borrowing. (Feb. 26, 2005) [full citation…]

comic book n. Forgery is so rampant that many truckers simply refer to their records as “comic books.” Some drivers, in fact, keep two separate logs—an accurate one for their trucking firm so that they can get their expenses reimbursed, and a counterfeit vversion to show in case they get stopped by police or highway patrolmen. (Feb. 25, 2005) [full citation…]

top hat n. A similar fuselage length and slightly taller horizontal stabilizer would limit the need to change airport and maintenance infrastructures now sized to accommodate 747s. The larger tail might require the addition of only a “top hat” structure to the front of many hangars. (Feb. 25, 2005) [full citation…]

tokophobia n. Psychiatrists have even coined a term, tokophobia, to describe the fear of the natural process of childbirth which can be overcome by Caesarean. (Feb. 25, 2005) [full citation…]

gaper n. Gapers garnered their nickname because, while standing somewhere they shouldn’t be, thus making them an accident-waiting-to-happen, the mouth tends to be agape.…The broader definition stretches further than just that of a once-a-year skier not knowing simple on-mountain etiquette. (Feb. 25, 2005) [full citation…]

link condom n. Well, now that we know the three major SE’s have teamed up with various programmers of blogs to use a “nofollow” tag for links, it didn’t take long before someone coined the term “link condom.” (Feb. 24, 2005) [full citation…]

Fanron n. It is with no overt sense of hyperbole or irony that Bill Fleckenstein from Fleckenstein Capital has taken to calling Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) “Fanron.” Case in point: yesterday’s disclosure that its primary regulator had found evidence of more financial statement violations at the government-sponsored mortgage finance company. (Feb. 24, 2005) [full citation…]

DIMBY n. Many Tasmanians support the pulp mill. So much so, that a new term has been coined in the Apple Isle: DIMBY, meaning Definitely In My Backyard. (Feb. 24, 2005) [full citation…]

sugar in one’s walk n. There’s been a lot of publicity recently about some bisexual black men who are “on the DL” (for down low), meaning they secretly have sex with other men while maintaining relationships with women; historically, black men who “have a little sugar in their walk,” as Lightfoot describes the slang phrase, have been reluctant to acknowledge their sexuality. (Feb. 24, 2005) [full citation…]

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