Category Archives: Word of the Day

WotD: surge

September 22, 2008 – 12:17

surge, noun — Throwing good after bad. Such as: money, lives, reputation, international good-will.
Recent examples of use: Iraq, Wall Street, deregulation, tax cuts for the top 1%, War on Drugs.

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WoTD: czechnology

April 26, 2006 – 03:12

czechnology: Using any means necessary to achieve a technology goal, often by employing ‘hackerly’ methods.
“After not getting any specific date from a local SONY Service and the need to ship the PSP to Prague, I decided to order the drive and apply czechnology.” — Jakub Steiner (who credits a neighbour with its coinage)

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