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African AIMerican n. African AIMerican (n.) One who talks really ghetto online but doesn’t in person and is not black. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

gister n. I think bloggers are going to become contract writers, “gisters” (I got this term from Dan Brown’s novel Digital Fortress) who condense and summarize news for companies, and a myriad of other publishing related activities. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

Tetris edit v. Like my editor, you have probably already grasped that Tetris editing involves moving a chunk of story—a quote, a tip, an anecdote, even just a well-turned phrase—further and further down the length of the piece, trying it out in various spots in the narrative, until you finally find a place it fits. Just like in the game. If you get to the bottom of the story and haven’t really found a spot for it, it’s probably one of those darlings you need to slaughter. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

TV eye n. T.V. eye. that term was coined by a chick….ex. “That guy has a TV eye on you.” TV being…‘twat vibe’? silly iggy. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

economisting n. Economisting: (e kon’ o mist’ ing) 1. The act or process of converting limited evidence into grand claims by means of rhetorical ploys, especially punning. 2. The belief or practice that empirical evidence can only confirm and never disconfirm a favored theory. 3. Conclusions that are theory-driven, not evidence based. See also confirmation bias, painting with a broad brush, Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, post-modern critical theory, marketing. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

slurpware n. “It’s when all the effective Internet attack elements come together to potentially steal a lot of money,” said Jay Heiser, a vice president and research director at Gartner said Tuesday. “‘Slurpware’ requires a community of trusted users, phishing mail, password slurping malware, and sponsorship of the Russia Mafia,” he added. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

pay to sway v. Three “journalists” who by their actions have birthed a new phrase, “pay to sway.” (For the record, Maggie? Yes, you did violate journalistic ethics. Not for nothing is journalism called the Fourth Estate, a term that’s British in origin and means, roughly, “As a journalist, you may work around politicians, but you may not work for them.”) (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

ROW n. The US will find itself tractor-beamed by the Europeans and the Rest of the World—or ROW, as it’s called in Washington—into many various big-spending plans, Marshall as well as martial. (Feb. 2, 2005) [full citation…]

spiritware n. A store half the size of a football field with a floor devoted to selling what is called spiritware (everything you can imagine with the school logo and mascot). (Feb. 1, 2005) [full citation…]

cookie n. During surveillance, Keating was seen carrying a beige bag which was found to be filled with almost a kilogram of cakes of crack cocaine, commonly called cookies.…The operators used dozens of coffee pots to cook the cocaine with baking soda before letting it dry in cookies. (Feb. 1, 2005) [full citation…]

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