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second shift
- the "shift" of work handled by women at home, consisting of housework. (The "first shift" being their job.)
Citation from "Female Depression: Why Women Are Unhappier Than They've Been in Years", Elle, Rachael Combe, November 18 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Dec 15 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 15 2009.
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lappy
- laptop.
Citation from "Optus Offering Samsung NC10 Netbook For $0 Upfront", Gizmodo Australia, Nick Broughall, Aug 10, 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 07 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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fatosphere
- an Internet blog community that blogs about overweight/obese acceptance. Derived from the term "blogosphere" which is the collection of all blogs.
Citation from "A Brief History of The Fat Acceptance Movement", Time.com, Dan Fletcher, Jul. 31, 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 07 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 31 2009.
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desk jockey
noun
- a person with a desk job.
Citation from "Atrocity exhibition", The National, Akiva Gottlieb, August 06 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: professions (list of).
Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 07 2009.
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CSI effect, the
noun - uncountable
- the effect whereby jurors in criminal trials believe scientist expert witnesses because the expert witnesses remind them of characters in television crime dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
Citation from "CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics", Popular Mechanics, Brad Reagan, August 2009 issue censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: the law (related to).
Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 27 2009.
- other effects on jury members attributed to television crime dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
Citation from "Q&A: How do real CSI technicians compare with their TV counterparts?", The Sacramento Bee, Kim Minugh, May 6, 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: the law (related to).
Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 13 2013.
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Christian side hug
noun
- a "hug" performed by standing side-by-side with another person - hips together - and briefly putting one's hand on the other person's opposite hip or shoulder.
This term is currently extremely popular on the web. A video of a hip-hop performance at a Christian youth conference, featuring the lyric: "Gimme that Christian side hug" was posted to YouTube and has been watched more than 500,000 times.
Citation from "The Christian Side-Hug: "Front Hugs Be Too Sinful"", The Sexist (blog) from Washington City Paper, Amanda Hess, Nov. 23 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jul 26 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 24 2009.
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mother's little helper
noun
- a pill of diazepam (Valium.)
Citation from "'Mother's Little Helper' turns 40", Associated Press, July 16 2003 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Dec 08 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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spiv
noun
- a petty criminal who deals in stolen goods or counterfeit items. British term.
Citation from "Malcolm Turnbull's biggest mistake was joining the wrong party", Herald Sun, Eddie McGuire, November 29, 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to sell stolen goods.
Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by James Choucino from Blaby, Leicestershire, UK on Mar 30 2009.
- a well-dressed barrow / street dealer. Mainly in London, especially Petty Coat Lane. Normally a shyster selling a con to passersby.
Last edited on May 01 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 07 2009.
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food baby
noun
- a metaphorical baby in one's stomach, created by over-eating.
Citation from "Thanksgiving: The other side of the story", Diamondback Online - The University of Maryland's Independent Daily Student Newspaper, Shruti Rastogi, November 24 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: food and drink (related to).
Last edited on Nov 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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food coma
noun
- the tiredness experienced after eating a satisfying meal.
Citation from "Food for Thought: A Makeshift Thanksgiving", The McGill Tribune, Adam Levine, 11/24/09 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: food and drink (related to).
- See more words with the same meaning: tired.
Last edited on May 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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