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butter n. Butter: A wishy-washy, jumpy move on top of the snow, derived from the acro-skiing or ski ballet of the 1970s. (Dec. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

freshies n. Pow-pow: Deep, fresh powder, also known as freshies. (Dec. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

go Altoid n. “Going Altoid” is when one makes the moves on a member of the opposite sex, derived from the need to chew on an Altoids mint for fresh breath. (Dec. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

China price n. “China price” has become the newest buzzword among economists, as they try to fathom China’s awesome ability to force down the value of work in any job that is at all transferable, and thus induce the massive global shifts of manufacturing and investments. (Dec. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

appointment television n. It pounds the final nail into the coffin of must-see, appointment television. BitTorrent transforms the Internet into the world’s largest TiVo. (Dec. 29, 2004) [full citation…]

wardrobing n. The system also aims to prevent “wardrobing,” in which people (women in particular) buy clothes, wear them to a party, and return them the next day. (Dec. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

wardrobing n. Reports from south of the border say some U.S. retailers are using computer tracking to weed out habitual refunders, “wardrobers” (who buy clothes, wear them, then bring them back) and downright crooks.…Retailers tell her wardrobing is most acute during the holiday and wedding seasons, and creates a lot of headaches. (Dec. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

wardrober n. Reports from south of the border say some U.S. retailers are using computer tracking to weed out habitual refunders, “wardrobers” (who buy clothes, wear them, then bring them back) and downright crooks. (Dec. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

one-euro job n. They often deride one-euro jobs as “Zwangsarbeit,” the German word for forced work that evokes Nazi labor camps. (Dec. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

boykini n. I meant to go get a Brazilian wax today but then flaked out.…This brought to mind another example of reanalysis: the “boyzilian” or “boykini” wax. (Dec. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

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