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charmesty n. I think it’s best to employ a combination of charm and honesty. Let’s call it “charmesty.” (Feb. 14, 2005) [full citation…]

spokes n. I’m writing in response to “Losing My Sense of Humor,” who coined the word “spokes” to describe all the forwarded e-mail that she receives. (Feb. 14, 2005) [full citation…]

colonia n. Colonias—the Spanish word for neighborhoods—are unplanned immigrant communities that sprouted in the 1980s. Many areas lack plumbing, electricity, drainage and paved roads. Authorities have tried to improve conditions and prevent new colonias, but they’ve continued to grow. Officials estimate 500,000 people live in colonias. (Feb. 14, 2005) [full citation…]

janteloven n. Minnesotans have a Norwegian word, “Janteloven,” which translates roughly—very roughly—as: “Don’t think you’re wiser or better than us; you aren’t.” (Feb. 14, 2005) [full citation…]

AWOL n. The Alcohol Without Liquid (Awol) inhaler gives an alcoholic hit via the nose or mouth straight to the brain. (Feb. 11, 2005) [full citation…]

AWOL n. Diageo, the world’s leading beer, wine and spirits company, and an industry leader in promoting responsible drinking, announced its support for proposed Colorado legislation banning AWOL (“Alcohol Without Liquid”) machines. (Feb. 11, 2005) [full citation…]

tits n. The prisoners would play for items like “tits” (slang name for cocaine) and ciggarettes. (Feb. 11, 2005) [full citation…]

soft time n. After studying the behavior of thousands of cell-phone users, James Katz, a professor of communication at Rutgers University, has concluded that the cell phone has changed the nature of the way we think of time. Researchers now speak of the US as living in “soft time.” This term has been coined to describe the thinking of a cell-phone user who calls at 8:20 to say he will be late for the 8:30 meeting, arrives at 8:45, and considers himself on time because he called ahead. (Feb. 11, 2005) [full citation…]

stemness n. Yet the cells retain the critical feature of what regenerative biologists have taken to calling a cell’s “stemness”—the ability to keep replenishing its own ranks. (Feb. 11, 2005) [full citation…]

POI n. The key to stability is regaining the support of Iraq’s silent majority—the long-suffering, secular-minded Sunnis and Shias referred to by some U.S. and British intelligence analysts as the POIs, which is short for “pissed-off Iraqis.” These POIs are angry at American occupation, and they want it to end. (Feb. 9, 2005) [full citation…]

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