| anti-inflationary | That seeks or acts to prevent or reduce inflation. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| basuco | A preparation of coca paste mixed with various other substances, containing an impure… | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| bubble-wrap | trans. To cover or protect with bubble wrap; to enclose in bubble wrap. | 1984 | Go To Quotation |
| CAT | Abbrev. of comput(eriz)ed axial (or computer-assisted) tomography, a form of tomography in… | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| channel surf | intr. To change frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control… | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| Clintonesque | Originally: relating to or characteristic of Bill Clinton or his policies. Later also… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| cyber- | Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words, as cybercubicle, cyberfeminist, cyberfriend, cyberlover… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| cybernetically | With respect to cybernetics; by means of cybernetic technology. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| Freddie Mac | A proprietary name for: the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, chartered by… | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| Ginnie Mae | The Government National Mortgage Association, a U.S. government agency established in 1968… | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| imagineer | trans. To devise and implement (a new or highly imaginative technology, concept, etc.). Also occas. intr. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| imagineered | Created by the process of imagineering. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| Magicube | A flashcube, esp. one set off mechanically (rather than electrically). | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| marka | The principal monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of 100 fenings. Also… | 1997 | Go To Quotation |
| microbrewer | = microbrewery n. Also: a person who runs a microbrewery. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| mini-mill | A relatively small mill or factory, esp. one in which sheet steel is manufactured from scrap metal. | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
| Nasserite | A supporter of Nasser or Nasserism, esp. an Arab nationalist. Cf. Nasserist n. | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| no-fault | Insurance. Designating insurance (originally motor insurance) that pays compensation… | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| open dating | The marking of packaged goods with an open date (open date n.). | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| pharming | The process of genetically modifying plants and animals so that they produce substances… | 1991 | Go To Quotation |
| pump-priming | The stimulation of economic activity by investment, esp. by government investment or… | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| punditocracy | Elite members of the news media, typically seen as having political power in their own right. Cf. commentariat n. | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| radome | A structure, typically a domed building or a bulbous projection from the body of a… | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| reintermediation | The reintroduction of the role of banks, building societies, etc., as… | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| renovize | trans. To restore and modernize; to renovate. | 1932 | Go To Quotation |
| repo | An instance of repossessing goods, etc., esp. as a result of a purchaser defaulting on… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| re-refiner | A person or business that re-refines something (esp. oil). | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| saddle-stitch | Bookbinding. To make a saddle stitch (saddle stitch n. 1) in a page, the fold of a book… | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| sickout | = sick-in n. Also attrib. | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| spray-on | Of a liquid substance: that is applied in the form of spray. Also of the container. | 1959 | Go To Quotation |
| supermarketeer | A person or company involved in the supermarket business; a supermarket chain. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| tanzanite | A highly pleochroic violet-blue gemstone that is a variety of zoisite in which some of the aluminium is replaced by vanadium. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| tetri | A monetary unit of Georgia, equal to one hundredth of a lari. | 1993 | Go To Quotation |
| texturize | trans. To impart a particular texture to (fabrics or food). Also fig. Chiefly in ppl._adj. | 1959 | Go To Quotation |
| track pad | A protective pad of rubber, polyurethane, etc., fitted to the tracks of a vehicle. Usu. in pl. | 1914 | Go To Quotation |
| undertread | A layer of reinforcement in a rubber tyre. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| unibody | A vehicle body constructed as a single unit, comprising both the frame and the bodywork. Freq. attrib. | 1959 | Go To Quotation |
| videotape | Magnetic tape on which can be recorded moving visual images such as television programmes (as well as sound). | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
