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agflation
risingfoodpricescausedbyincreaseddemandforagriculturalcommodities:
in2007agflationhiteverythingfromcerealandbakedproductstomeat,poultry,fish,andeggs
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alternativevote
anelectoralsystemwherebyvotersrankcandidatesinorderofpreference.Intheeventthatonecandidatefailstoachieveasufficientmajority,thecandidatewiththefewestnumberoffirst-preferencerankingsiseliminatedandthesevotesredistributed,theprocessbeingrepeateduntilonecandidateachievestherequiredmajority:
supportforthealternativevoteisnowverystrong[asmodifier]:
thealternativevotesystem
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andragogy
themethodandpracticeofteachingadultlearners;adulteducation:
muchhasbeenwrittenaboutandragogyingeneraleducationcirclesoverthepastfiftyyears
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avoision
thearrangementofone'sfinancialaffairssoastoavoidorminimizetaxliabilityinsuchawaythatitisnotclearwhetherthisconstituteslawfulavoidanceoftaxorillegaltaxevasion:
taxavoisionisaconsequenceoftheweboftaxrulesthathasunderminedcompliance[asmodifier]:
thehigherthetaxrate,themorepopulartheavoisionschemes
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babycino
adrinkofhotmilkthathasbeenfrothedupwithpressurizedsteam,intendedforchildren:
naturally,allthekidsenjoyedtheirbabycinos
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backlink
anincominghyperlinkfromonewebpagetoanotherwebsite:
themorebacklinksyouhavepointingbacktoyoursite,themorepopularitwillbeonesinglearticlecanresultinhundredsofqualitybacklinks
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bajillion
anextremelylargenumber(usedforemphasis):
I'vestillgotabajillionthingstodo
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banhmi
aVietnamesesnackconsistingofabaguette(traditionallybakedwithbothriceandwheatflour)filledwithavarietyofingredients,typicallyincludingmeat,pickledvegetables,andchilli:
alongwithclassicbanhmi,therearerefreshingcoldnoodlesandexceptionalbowlsofsoup
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behaviouraleconomics
amethodofeconomicanalysisthatappliespsychologicalinsightsintohumanbehaviourtoexplaineconomicdecision-making:
behaviouraleconomicshelpsexplainwhypeopleunder-saveforretirement
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bigsociety
aconceptwherebyasignificantamountofresponsibilityfortherunningofasocietyisdevolvedtolocalcommunitiesandvolunteers
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birther
apersonwhodoubtsthelegitimacyofBarackObama'spresidencybecauseofaconspiracytheorythatObamaisnotanatural-bornUScitizen
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bloggable
suitableorsufficientlyinterestingasatopicforablog:
Istartedsubscribingtothejournalinthehopeoffindingbloggablematerialinthere
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boo-yah
usedtoexpressjoy,especiallyoverawell-playedorvictoriousmomentinsports
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bouncerate
thepercentageofvisitorstoaparticularwebsitewhonavigateawayfromthesiteafterviewingonlyonepage:
arisingbouncerateisasuresignthatyourhomepageisboringoroff-putting
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budgiesmugglers
men'sbrief,tight-fittingswimmingtrunks
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calligram
awordorpieceoftextinwhichthedesignandlayoutoftheletterscreatesavisualimagerelatedtothemeaningofthewordsthemselves:
ananonymousartisthastransformedDione'simageintoacalligram
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chermoula
(inNorthAfricancookery)asauceormarinadeforfishormeat,typicallycontainingoliveoil,lemonjuice,garlic,andcoriander
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clickjacking
themaliciouspracticeofmanipulatingawebsiteuser'sactivitybyconcealinghyperlinksbeneathlegitimateclickablecontent,therebycausingtheusertoperformactionsofwhichtheyareunaware:
Microsofthasdevelopedatechniquetocombatacommonformofclickjacking
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copernicium
thechemicalelementofatomicnumber112,ahighlyunstablesubstancethatisproducedartificially(Symbol:
Cn)
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cyberbullying
theuseofelectroniccommunicationtobullyaperson,typicallybysendingmessagesofanintimidatingorthreateningnature:
childrenmaybereluctanttoadmittobeingthevictimsofcyberbullying
diabesity
usedtorefertoaformofdiabeteswhichtypicallydevelopsinlaterlifeandisassociatedwithbeingobese:
regularexercisehelpspreventdiabesity
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domesticgoddess
awomanwithexceptionaldomesticskills,especiallyonewhoexcelsatcookeryandpreparingmeals
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Etonmess
adessertconsistingofaroughmixtureofwhippedcream,piecesofmeringue,andfruit,typicallystrawberries
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flatwhite
atypeofcoffeemadewithespressoandhotsteamedmilk,butwithoutthefrothcharacteristicofacappuccino:
Istumbledintooneofthosetrendybookshopswithcafesandorderedalargeflatwhite
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fnarrfnarr
usedtorepresentsniggering,typicallyatasexualinnuendo:
That'ssomepackage!
(Saidthebishoptotheactress,fnarrfnarr)
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folktronica
astyleofpopularmusicincorporatingelementsoffolkandelectronicmusic:
thisisasperfectanexampleofmelodicfolktronicaasonemighthopetofind[asmodifier]:
afolktronicaband
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gazillionaire
anextremelyrichperson:
it‘sreallynothardtolookfabulouswhenyou’reagazillionaireinyourearly20sI'veneverclaimedtobeagazillionaire—thepresslabelledmeone
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giclee
adigitalprintingprocessinwhichanink-jetprinterisusedtoproduceahigh-qualityartprint:
gicleeistheonlyprintingtechniquethatcapturestheessenceofmywatercolors[asmodifier]:
limited-editiongicleeprints
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glamping
aformofcampinginvolvingaccommodationandfacilitiesmoreluxuriousthanthoseassociatedwithtraditionalcamping:
glampingislikelytosatisfyanycityslickerseekingalittlerefugeinnature—withoutforegoinganyoflife'sluxuries
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gremolata
adressingorgarnishmadewithchoppedparsley,garlic,andgratedlemonzest,servedasanaccompanimenttomeatorfish
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jazzhands
agestureoriginatinginmusicaltheatre,inwhichthehandsarewavedrapidlytoandfrowiththepalmsfacingforwardandthefingerssplayed,usedtypicallytoexpressorindicateexcitementortriumph
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kleftiko
aGreekdishconsistingoflambmarinatedwithlemonjuiceandherbsandcookedslowlyinasealedcontainer
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longtail
(inretailandmarketing)usedtorefertothelargenumberofproductsthatsellinsmallquantities,ascontrastedwiththesmallnumberofbest-sellingproducts
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looky-loo
apersonwho,outofcuriosity,lingersaroundthesceneofanaccident,etc.,orstrivestogetalookintotheprivatepropertyofothers,especiallycelebrities:
thetrespassinglooky-looscausedhertobuildafencearoundthefrontyard
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luchador
apersonwhocompetesinluchalibrewrestling:
kidsjumpedintotheringandsurroundedtheluchadorestogettheirautographs
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luchalibre
atypeofprofessionalwrestlingoriginatinginMexico,inwhichthecontestantswearmasksanduserapid,acrobatictechniques:
wrestlersandfansdiscussthemaintenetsofluchalibreandhowthesearereflectedintheirownlives
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mac1
macaroni:
hisdailyyearningformacandcheese
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mankini
abriefone-piecebathinggarmentformen,withaT-back:
hewandereddownthebeachinhismankini,totheamazementofonlookers
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mixedmartialarts
anextremecombatsportinwhichcontestantsarepermittedtousethefightingtechniquesofwrestlingandboxingbutalsothoseofmartialartssuchaskickboxing,judo,andkarate
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momo
(inTibetancooking)asteameddumplingfilledwithmeatorvegetables
nomnom
usedtoexpresspleasureateating,orattheprospectofeating,deliciousfood:
chiliandcornbreadfordinner,nomnom!
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nurdle
averysmallpelletofplasticwhichservesasrawmaterialinthemanufactureofplasticproducts
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peeps
people(oftenusedtorefertoaperson'sfriendsorassociates):
thanksforthefeedback,peeps!
she'sbackhomewithherpeepsinMilwaukee
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pulledpork
tender,slow-cookedporkthatispulledapartintopiecesandoftenprep
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