| cat | Colloq. abbrev. of catalytic adj., in cat cracker, cat cracking, etc. (cf. catalytic adj.). | 1943 | Go To Quotation |
| edutainment | An activity or product (esp. in the electronic media) intended to be educational as… | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| faux-naïf | Of a person: affectedly simple or naïve; pretendedly ingenuous. | 1941 | Go To Quotation |
| glocalize | intr. To adapt global influences or business strategies to local conditions; to engage in glocalization. | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| impreg | A type of wood impregnated with a synthetic resin to improve its dimensional stability and resistance to distortion or decay. | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| in-migrant | One who migrates from one place to another in the same country. | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| insource | trans. To obtain (goods or services) in-house; to contract (work) to one's own employees. Also intr. | 1983 | Go To Quotation |
| Mallet | A compound articulated steam locomotive, having a single boiler, two sets of wheels, and two engines. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| marhaenism | The form of Marxist socialism developed in Indonesia by Achmad Sukarno (1901 – 70)… | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| micromanager | A person who directs (an enterprise, etc.) by micromanagement. | 1980 | Go To Quotation |
| minilab | A shop or similar centre which provides a rapid film processing service; (also) a machine for processing film automatically. | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| moly | Engin. = molybdenum n. Freq. as the second element in the names of molybdenum alloys, as chrome-moly. | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| Mountainboard | A proprietary name (in form MountainBoard) for: a type of skateboard for use on… | 1996 | Go To Quotation |
| moviegoing | The habit or practice of going to the cinema. | 1931 | Go To Quotation |
| multiplexing | The action of multiplex v. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| new-brooming | Behaviour that causes widespread or fundamental change, esp. as made by a newly appointed person. See new broom n. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| outperformer | Something (esp. an investment) which performs better than average. | 1979 | Go To Quotation |
| Panhonlib | Of, relating to, or designating merchant shipping flying a flag of convenience… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| prefabricator | A person who or company which practises prefabrication, esp. one engaged in the construction of prefabricated buildings. | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| roger | trans. To acknowledge (a radio message, instruction, etc.) as received (and understood).… | 1946 | Go To Quotation |
| telco | A telephone or telecommunications company. | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| TV | Abbrev. of television n. | 1948 | Go To Quotation |
| upsize | trans. To increase or cause to increase in size, extent, or complexity; to upgrade… | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| V-mail | Video mail; a message by video mail. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| xerocopy | A xerographic copy; a photocopy. | 1963 | Go To Quotation |
