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ex-hole n. Those of you who have been in conversation with me the past few weeks would have noticed the term ex-hole that I’ve peppered liberally in my conversations. It was a term coined in promptu to describe an ex-boyfriend who has transcended the asshole category into one held in the lowest of the low esteem by yours truly—the ex-hole category. (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

webl n. It’s my Webl (pronounced “Webble”). It’s the same as a Blog, but it’s cooler.…I hereby name this journal entry a “Webl” and dub myself a “Webbler”! I am reattaching that congenial couplet, “we,” and instead bumping off that sinister, treacherous “og’ pair on the other end. Take that! (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

CRS n. “Dad” used to say he suffered from a disease that was a precursor to senility. It was called C.R.S. Police, like military are fond of using acronyms. C.R.S. stands for Can’t Remember S—stuff. (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

fresh out n. Once we identify the skills and number of people to be hired, the next decision is whether to hire recent college graduates (sometimes referred to as “fresh outs”), or those with considerable work experience (also referred to as “journeymen”). (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

Great Barbecue n. The federal injunction to speed up the drilling on public lands is reminiscent of the federal government’s massive land giveaways to railway corporations as an incentive for building the Transcontinental Railway in the 1860s. Historian Vernon Parrington, writing shortly before his death in the late 1920s, called the phenomenon “the Great Barbecue.” (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

Generation C n. “C is for Content. The Generation C phenomenon captures the avalanche of consumer generated content that is building on the web, adding tera-peta bytes of new text, images, audio and video on an ongoing basis. (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

gravanity n. Mere mortals love to gawk at the bold and the beautiful: think society pages, celeb parties, glamour pics. No wonder then, that Lebanese magazine Mondanité (published in French) is so popular: it is solely dedicated to glam parties attended by living-it-up, dressed-to-the-nines party goers. The Gravanity twist? All the parties covered take place in Beirut, and the people in the pictures are NOT international sports heroes or local movie stars, but rather all of the Lebanese people that are part of the considerable “It’ scene. Each issue’s pages are packed with pictures of Beirut’s finest as they drink, dance, prance, meet and network. (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

ready-to-know n. And all this information should be available “on the go,” i.e. accessible in the offline AND online (wired and wireless) world: think of it as the Google effect (demanding and getting instant answers) permeating all aspects of daily life. Trendwatching.com has dubbed this phenomenon Ready-To-Know: demanding consumers are in a constant “Ready To Go, Ready-To-Know” state of mind, expecting any information deemed relevant to be available instantly, at their own terms. (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

no bang n. Quebec’s widespread video lottery terminal machines, invariably located in bars where they do not serve “no-bang” beer and where people smoke, have proved to be a challenge and a learning experience unprecedented in my life. (Jan. 13, 2005) [full citation…]

bread job n. Fleischhauer is a writer for pleasure and his “bread job” as he calls it, is that of an interpreter for the European Union. (Jan. 12, 2005) [full citation…]

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