keythong

Unclear. From Middle English keythong: attested in one medieval document describing Edward IV’s French Expedition of 1475, which records that the badge of John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond, featured a "peyr [pair] keythongs". Later writers including Colin Cole (The Coat of Arms 98, 1976) argued this denoted "male griffins" and that these were definitely separate monsters from "griffins" in the medieval period (although both the animals termed male griffins and those termed griffins are depicted with penises in medieval art), while Roger Barnes argues it referred to the two interlinked thongs of an Ormond knot.

The Earl of Ormonde,—a pair of keythongs. (?) * […] * The word is certainly so written, and I have never seen it elsewhere. The figure resembles the Male Griffin, which has no wings, but rays or spikes of gold proceeding from several parts of his body, and sometimes with two long strait horns.—Vide Parker’s Glossary, under Griffin.

1852, J[ames] R[obinson] Planché, “Badges”, in The Pursuivant of Arms, or Heraldry Founded upon Facts, London: W. N. Wright, […], page 183:

Ormond. Earl of Ormond. Temp. Edward. IV. A pair of keythongs.

1870, [Fanny] Bury Palliser, “Badges”, in Historic Devices, Badges, and War-Cries, London: Sampson Low, Son & Marston, […], page 317:

English armory knows an animal which it terms the male griffin, which has no wings, but which has gold rays issuing from its body in all directions. [Hugo Gerard] Ströhl terms the badge of the Earls of Ormonde, which from his description are plainly male griffins, keythongs, which he classes with the panther; and probably he is correct in looking upon our male griffin as merely one form of the heraldic panther.

1904, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, “Beasts”, in The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory, London: T. C. & E. C. Jack […] and Edinburgh, page 136, column 2:

Infrequently, a griffin is portrayed without wings; in 15th-century and later heraldry such a beast may be called an ‘alce’ or a ‘keythong.’

[2001, Osita Iroku, A Day in the Life of God, →ISBN, page 85:

Folks gave the beast many names. Griffin, griffon, gryphon, alce, keythong, gryphen, griffen, gryphen, and opinicus…

[2009, Benjamin Towe, The First Wandmaker (Elfdreams of Parallan; II), Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 20:

The more common representation of the griffin is the female griffin, a creature with wings. Male griffins do NOT have wings and are termed “alces” or “keythongs.”

[2009 June, The Celator, volume 23, number 6:

They’d befriended him because he fed them the tastiest morsels, Alce, the gilded griffin, preferred Marvel while Keythong, the agate stone one, craved DC Comics.

2010, Shirin Dubbin, Dreams’ Dark Kiss, Carina Press, Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN:

There were griffins in all their variety—the standard winged, lion-rumped, eagle-headed; the wingless keythong; the opinicus, with a lion’s forelegs; and the hippogriff, with its horse parts thrown in for good measure. They all looked more or less the same to Meg, and she was surprised to see each kind grouped in its own offish little clique, the keythongs eyeing the hippogriffs with dark suspicion, who in turn raised their hackles at the traditional griffins.

2011, Laura L. Sullivan, Guardian of the Green Hill, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, page 287:

figure 11 Cloven-hoofed, wingless griffin (also called an alce or a keythong in later heraldry) symbolizing the sun, and two-legged dragon (wyvern) symbolizing the moon.

[2011, Marc Michael Epstein, The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative, and Religious Imagination, New Haven, Conn., London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 58:

Gryphons are egg-layers, though it is the Keythong who guards the nest and warms the eggs. Keythongs are somewhat larger, considerably faster and far more vicious than their female counterparts.

2012, Timothy Groves, “[The Creatures] Keythong”, in The Book of Creatures, →ISBN, page 115:

He didn’t even know the animal’s gender. But most gryphons were supposed to be female. Male gryphons were quite rare — what were they called in heraldry? Keythongs, that was it.

2015, D.R. Ranshaw, “Allies and Foes”, in Gryphon’s Heir (The Annals of Arrinor; I), FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 45:

Alce / Variations: Anthalops, Alcida, Calopus, Keythong, Panthalops, Tapopus / In heraldic symbology the alce is a wingless, male griffin with rays or spikes of gold protruding from several parts of its body; on occasion it also sports two long straight horns atop its head. A pair of such creatures is present on the coat of arms of the Earl of Ormande.

2016, Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 22, column 1:

"Wait, I thought griffins had wings," said Julia. "Why don't you just fly up and we'll meet you at the top?" "For the last time, I am a keythong. Female griffins have the wings and the grace and all that nonsense. Keythongs have spikes on their back and the balance of a drunken hobgoblin.[…]"

2017, David A Wilson, “This Quest Thing”, in Aaron Gray and the Dragon War, →ISBN, page 23:

The live-born gryphlets and opiniclets are revered as prophets and leaders of the future, primarily because they will soar high above their wingless brothers and sisters, that subset of gryphonic beings known as keythongs and kryphons. […] “Jo and Roonen, there is a group of wingless gryphons ahead of you in a clearing. They have some sort of encampment there.” “Those are what the gryphons call ‘keythongs,’ Warford,” Jophriel responds, “They are part of a ground squadron. Don’t do anything. Let us talk to them first.” Warford grumbles about it being dangerous to try to communicate with the keythongs but does not try to dissuade them.

2019, Paula Grover, The Gryphon, FriesenPress, →ISBN, pages 4 (Opinicus) and 237 (The Quest Begins):

They had the opportunity to secure animals for their treasure hunting—griffins (fore-half of an eagle with wings and hind-half of a lion), griffinoids like opinicuses (full lion's body with eagle head and wings), keythongs (fore-half of a giant eagle, hind-half of a lion and spiky protrusions on its back and head), axex (peacock-like head, wings, wild cat-like body), hieracosphinxes (strong lion body with an eagle head, larger than all). […] Also, the hall was a menagerie of beasts. Noble keythongs (wingless griffinoid with the body of a lion and the head and forelegs of an eagle), axex (head of a hawk and a body of a very slim, sleek lion), and opinicuses (often mistaken for griffins — all four of its legs are those of a lion with a giant eagle head with or without wings).

2021, Austin Dragon, Kingdom at Titan’s End (The Fabled Quest Chronicles; 6), California: Well-Tailored Books, →ISBN:

(heraldry or fantasy) A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.

John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond
Ormond knot


advance the ball

en-verb

advance the ball (third-person singular simple present advances the ball, present participle advancing the ball, simple past and past participle advanced the ball)

advances the ball (present singular third-person)
advancing the ball (participle present)
advanced the ball (participle past)
advanced the ball (past)

Mr. Horn said he could not be happier these days. "Comfort and trust and stuff like that are important concepts in a work environment," he said. "To the extent there are politics involved in any company it doesn't further advance the ball, the work of the studio. I have maintained that all these people who have left are talented and made valuable contributions. But at some point it's got to be about the team."

2003 September 7, Dylan Stableford, quoting Alan F. Horn, “Warner Brothers' Chamber of Secrets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2021-03-09:

And so what we need to do is to deal with this issue comprehensively. We have a broken and lawless system in the United States of America. And the piecemeal approach that majority leader Frist has taken along with the Republican leadership of the Congress isn't going to advance the ball.

2006 September 26, 'Day to Day', GOP Looks for Immigration Win Before Elections (radio), spoken by Ken Salazar, via NPR:

You know, Scott, you could make the argument that if in the middle of this they score a bipartisan deal on healthcare, it might not be to either party's liking. But it would be a way to advance the ball. Wall Street could respond to that very favorably, tax cuts or no tax cuts.

2017 October 17, Neil Cavuto, Your World With Neil Cavuto (television production), spoken by host, via Fox News:

In a press conference on Capitol Hill, Jeffries thanked the outgoing leadership. "From the very beginning of our arrival in the Congress, we stand on their collective broad shoulders building upon the incredible work that they've done, excited about the opportunities to advance the ball for everyday Americans as we move forward into our future," Jeffries said.

2022 November 30, Dylan Stableford, quoting Hakeem Jeffries, “Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems, will become 1st Black party leader in Congress”, in Yahoo! News, archived from the original on 2023-02-04:

(figurative, by extension, chiefly politics) To make progress towards some shared or ultimate goal.


(Philippines, law enforcement) Abbreviation of jail officer, grade one (“prison guard”) The lowest grade of jail officers, the entry level jail officer.

jail officer

(US, military, nautical, journalism) Abbreviation of journalist, petty officer, first class A journalist of the U.S. Navy holding the rating of first class petty officer, the highest class of regular petty officer.


male pattern violence

Apparently modelled on male pattern baldness.

As civilization collapses, we will see an increase in male-pattern violence. We will see an increase in violence against those who resist. We will see an increase in violence against people of color.

2011, Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay, Lierre Keith, Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet:

As feminists have known for years: the issue is male-pattern violence, and sexual assault is only one facet of this violence which keeps women in a subservient class to men.

2019, Martin Gitlin, Sexual Consent, page 86:

(feminism) Violent behavior thought to be characteristic of men.


BATUS

British Army Training Unit Suffield
w:British Army Training Unit Suffield

(military) Initialism of British Army Training Unit Suffield.


victicrat

victicrats (plural)
victocrat (alternative)

Does this country have a race problem or are we all held hostage to a "victicrat" mentality?

2000, Larry Elder, The Ten Things You Can't Say in America, page 4:

(US politics) One who espouses a victim mentality, especially believing that every negative situation in their life is brought about due to their race.


re-Mirandize

re-Mirandize (third-person singular simple present re-Mirandizes, present participle re-Mirandizing, simple past and past participle re-Mirandized)

re-Mirandizes (present singular third-person)
re-Mirandizing (participle present)
re-Mirandized (participle past)
re-Mirandized (past)

(transitive, US, law enforcement) To Mirandize again.


operational encirclement

en-noun

operational encirclement (countable and uncountable, plural operational encirclements)

Chiefly from calque of Russian оперативное окружение (operativnoje okruženije). In frequent use since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war, but already before most usage seems to have been in reference to Russia and the Soviet Union.

cal

оперативное окружение

(military) a situation of (partial) encirclement where the besieged forces are not yet in imminent danger of destruction or capture, but are unable to organize adequate defence for a longer period of time, especially in such a way that there remains a connection to the rear, which the enemy however can cover with precise artillery fire, severely hampering supply


tree cancer

(military, slang) A visible bump beside a tree giving away the presence of a hidden sniper.


Russian world

Calque of Russian ру́сский мир (rússkij mir).

calque

ру́сский мир

(politics) The Russian neo-imperial geopolitical and ideological doctrine of the era of Putinism.

الْعَالَم الرُّوسِيّ

Russian sphere of influence; the ideological doctrine


tommy gunner

We followed some minutes later in the same formation, but with a much reinforced armed guard; in my carriage there were two tommy-gunners and two riflemen, though, after they had been persuaded to put their weapons in the rack, we all felt better.

1949 March and April, P. C. Allen, “Journey to Corinth”, in Railway Magazine, page 116:


A-ration

(US, military) A military ration consisting of fresh, refrigerated, or frozen foods.


per bend

per bend argent and gules; tierced per bend

Per bend and per pale or and arg. JOHNSON, 1730.
Per bend or and az. CRANE.
Per bend dancetty or and az. […]

1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 182:

(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).

tranché

heraldry: partitioned diagonally (\): party per bend


Granby roll

Named for Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, where it was popularized by coach Billy Martin, Sr.

(wrestling) A reversal performed from an inferior position, usually when the top wrestler has a hold upon the lower wrestler's waist from the side or when moving to "take the back". The bottom wrestler rises slightly and cross-steps under his own body, using it to post as they kick high with the other leg and perform a shoulder roll to the inside shoulder, achieving either an escape or a reversal with possible back points on the other wrestler.


Brussels effect

Coined by Finnish-American legal scholar Anu Bradford in 2012, named after the California effect.

coinage

(politics) The process of unilateral regulatory globalisation caused by the European Union de facto (but not necessarily de jure) externalizing its laws outside its borders through market mechanisms.


California effect

Derived from the spread of some advanced environmental regulatory standards that were originally adopted by the U.S. state of California and eventually adopted in other states.

(politics) The supposed shift of consumer, environmental and other regulations in the direction of political jurisdictions with stricter regulatory standards.


per bend sinister

per bend sinister argent and azure; tierced per bend sinister

(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).

taillé

heraldry: partitioned diagonally (/): party per bend sinister


Voice

(Australian politics) The Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal


Cobra

Boris Johnson was accused on Saturday of being “missing in action” after failing to attend a Cobra meeting to discuss the national heatwave emergency following predictions that thousands could die in the coming days.

2022 July 16, Mark Townsend, James Tapper, “Johnson skips emergency Cobra meeting as experts warn thousands may die in UK heatwave”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

In the UK, a Cobra security meeting was called and in Estonia, which neighbours Russia, the prime minister, Kaja Kallas, said there was strengthened security on the border.

2023 June 24, Pjotr Sauer, Andrew Roth, “Putin accuses Wagner chief of treason and vows to ‘neutralise’ uprising”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(UK politics) Alternative letter-case form of COBRA.


fisherman buster

en-noun

fisherman buster (plural fisherman busters)

(wrestling) A variation of the brainbuster in which the wrestler hooks the opponent's leg to lift them off the ground, and then performs a fisherman's suplex.


baffle painting

(military, dated) Paintwork used as camouflage.


SIO

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of senior investigating officer.


SNCC

SNCC’s move toward pursuing more radical ideals actually began in 1966 when the group spoke out against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

2013, Michael V. Uschan, James Foreman and SNCC, Greenhaven Publishing, →ISBN, page 90:

w:Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

(US politics, historical) Initialism of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.


SNLR

(military) Initialism of services no longer required.


Erdoğanomics

(politics) The economic ideas and policies of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954), Turkish politician and the 12th president of Turkey.


IPW

IPW (countable and uncountable, plural IPWs)

(military) Initialism of interrogation of prisoner of war.


Mensalão

(politics, historical) The name of a 2005 Brazilian parliamentary vote-buying scandal.


blue discharge

(US, military, historical) A form of administrative military discharge formerly issued by the United States, neither honorable nor dishonorable.


blue ticket

(US, military, historical) Synonym of blue discharge.


variation of the field

variation of the field (plural variations of the field)

(heraldry) Any of the ways (such as barry or chequy) in which a field or charge may be covered with a pattern, rather than a flat tincture or a simple division.


Chicago piano

Thompson submachine gun
Thompson submachine gun

(slang, weaponry) The Thompson submachine gun.

(slang, military, weaponry) A 1.1-inch anti-aircraft gun.

(slang, military, weaponry) A multiple 2-pounder gun pom pom anti-aircraft gun.


Orkxit

Blend of Orkney + exit. Modelled after Brexit, Grexit, Quexit, etc.

You've heard of Brexit, maybe even Scexit - now the UK might have to prepare for Orkxit. ¶ The Orkney Islands, which lie 20 miles north of the Scottish mainland, have voted to explore "alternative governance" which could include leaving the UK and returning to its Scandic roots with Norway.

2023 July 4, Gina Davidson, “Orkney votes to explore ways to leave UK”, in LBC:

This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.

2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist:

There’s a move in the islands to secede from Britain and join Norway or even Denmark — an Orkxit to follow Brexit.

2023 July 21, “Dinner Party Intel: Gray Lady blows the final whistle”, in Financial Mail:

(UK politics, neologism) The potential transfer of the Orkney Islands from the United Kingdom and Scotland to Norway, reversing its annexation by Scotland in 1472.


compliance strike

compliance strike (plural compliance strikes)

(euphemistic, law enforcement) A punch or kick.


sticky bomb

(military, historical) A British hand grenade of World War II, consisting of a glass sphere containing a nitroglycerine-based explosive, designed to stick to enemy tanks.


khaki election

(politics) In Westminster systems of government, any national election that is heavily influenced by wartime or postwar sentiment.


baggage train

(military) the logistical transport accompanying a military force


cross moline

(heraldry) A cross that has four equal-length arms with forked tips, so that it resembles a moline.


securonomics

From secure + -o- + -nomics, coined by British politician Rachel Reeves in 2023.

coin

She [Rachel Reeves] told the FT her ‘securonomics’ had to be based on ‘the rock of fiscal responsibility’ and that Britain was at risk of being ‘sidelined’ unless it accepted that the rules of the global economy had changed.

2023 May 24, “Reeves makes case for UK version of ‘Bidenomics’”, in Financial Times, page 1:

It’s to be funded by taxing private schools, although whether Reeves’s “securonomics” has the capacity to respond to what teachers want more broadly, is another matter.

2023 July 7-13, Andrew Marr, “Politics: In an era of political fatalism, Labour must use its education plan to inspire hope”, in New Statesman, volume 152, page 14:

Done without careful planning, it could increase reliance on imported virgin steel and recycled scrap metal. It will also test the government’s commitment to “securonomics” which involves safeguarding the supply of key goods and services to the UK.

2024 September 26, “Why £500m for Port Talbot is not enough to secure steel industry”, in Western Mail, Cardiff, page 23:

supply-side economics
supply-side economics

(UK politics, economics) A modern form of supply-side economics inspired by US president Joe Biden's economic policy, particularly his Inflation Reduction Act, and based on the belief that globalisation has failed to achieve its stated aims.


Dear Leader

Dear Leaders (plural)
dear leader (alternative)

These people, then, are Jezza's bezzas - his praetorian guard, if you like. And - surely rather alarmingly if you are one of those Labour MPs who isn't content to hold your tongue - they seem open to using the prospect of deselection to ensure that there is a price to pay for badmouthing the dear leader.

2016 June 28, Tim Bale, “Jezza's Bezzas: Labour's New Members”, in The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 2023-07-10:

Like Trump, Trudeau is less a leader than a mascot. Like Trump's following, Trudeau's following sometimes comes off like a Dear Leader cult. Like Trump, Trudeau routinely elicits in his political enemies an hysterical incoherence. As with Trump, it is not known whether Trudeau has ever met a dictator he didn't like.

2016 November 23, Terry Glavin, “Terry Glavin: Trump and Trudeau, two entitled one-percenters who might get along much better than you think”, in National Post, Toronto, Ont.: Postmedia Network Canada Corp., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-01:

On Sunday, Brady said, Twitter temporarily suspended her account, to which she commented: "Seems one must never make fun of the Dear Leader."

2021 July 7, Mark Moore, “Twitter suspends professor over posts mocking China's Xi Jinping”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-05-30:

In fairness to MPs and MPPs of all political parties, it should be noted that blind servitude to the Dear Leader of the day is the price of career advancement in politics.

2022 November 20, Dave Schwartz, “Some suggestions for renaming Doug Ford's silly bills”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, O.N.: Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-26:

(politics, ironic, derogatory) An authoritarian leader who demands unquestioning loyalty.


It is estimated that HB2 cost North Carolina $600 million in lost business, after the National Basketball Association and other sports organizations and businesses moved events from the state, financial services firms halted expansion plans, and a number of celebrities canceled shows.

2018, Constance E. Bagley, Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for Business, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 119:

w:Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act

(US politics) Initialism of House Bill 2.


Muskophile

I know that Twitter remains lively for other communities and users, from niche fan groups to the Muskophiles who bought blue verified checks when the owner began selling them like stars for Sneetches.

2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times:

(politics, informal) A fan or admirer of Elon Musk (born 1971), American business magnate and investor.


MICLIC

mine-clearing line charge
w:mine-clearing line charge

(military) Acronym of mine-clearing line charge.


From the 11 basic information recorded on the identity card carried by Singaporeans in National Service.

NSmen just have to present their SAF Identity Card (commonly known as 11B), or don their uniforms at stores displaying the "We Support NS" decal.

2019 June 29, “Fact Sheet: "We Support NS" 2019”, in Ministry of Defence:

“This won’t happen to us,” I thought to myself. We have red passports and I have a 11B.

2021 May 15, “Let’s Talk About The CECA Racism & Xenophobia”, in Kopi:

Currently, upon enlistment in the SAF for national service, NSFs are required to exchange their civilian IC for a military IC, also known as the 11B.

2022 May 9, “NSFs, regulars no longer need to surrender civilian ICs when enlisting”, in Straits Times:

(Singapore military slang) A national serviceman's identity card, as opposed to the civilian identity card.


national serviceman

en-noun

national serviceman (plural national servicemen)

national servicemen (plural)
NSman (alternative)


NSman

national serviceman
national serviceman#English

(Singapore, military) Abbreviation of national serviceman.


NSWDG

w:Naval Special Warfare Development Group

(US military) Initialism of Naval Special Warfare Development Group.


EOW

Police Officer Thomas Frederick (Tom) Ballman, Kirkwood Police Department, MO, EOW: Thursday, February 7, 2008, Cause of Death: Gunfire.

2009 February 25, “Peace Officers Killed Last Year in the Line of Duty”, in Congressional Record (Bound Edition), volume 155, number 5, U.S. Government Publishing Office, page 5581:

(US, law enforcement) Initialism of end of watch.


captive nation

Almost from the moment the Soviet empire swallowed the captive nations, the fight against it began.

1989 November 21, A[braham] M[ichael] Rosenthal, “ON MY MIND; Helping the Revolution”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-12-19:

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump claimed that "socialism is dying" and described Cuba as a "captive nation." But Cuban officials framed voting yes to the constitution as a matter of patriotism.

2019 February 25, Euan McKirdy, “Cubans overwhelmingly vote in favor of new constitution”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2022-10-12:

When the moment struck in the late 1980s as the Soviet Union started to collapse, nonviolent resistance to Communist rule forced the Soviets out, freeing the captive nations without a shot fired.

2021 June 24, Henry Olsen, “Opinion: The U.S. can’t save Hong Kong. But it must keep the spirit of freedom alive.”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-07-18:

(US, politics, chiefly historical) A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).


Foxitis

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Foxitis.wav

From Fox + -itis, after Fox News, an American conservative news and political commentary television channel and website.

In May, 2021, the defence for US Capitol rioter Anthony Antonio, put forward the argument that Mr. Antonio was suffering from “Foxitis” - a condition brought on by watching excessive amounts of FOX NEWS in the six months prior to the insurrection.

2021 July 20, Kyle Hamilton, edited by Ruben Verborgh, Anastasia Dimou, Aidan Hogan, Claudia d'Amato, Ilaria Tiddi, Arne Bröring, Simon Mayer, Femke Ongenae, Riccardo Tommasini, and Mehwish Alam, The Semantic Web: ESWC 2021 Satellite Events: Virtual Event, June 6–10, 2021, Revised Selected Papers, volume 12739, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 230:

“Lawyer Blames 'Foxitis' for His US Capitol Riot Client's Actions, as Another Defendant Derails Hearings With Profane Outbursts”

2022 October 15, Thomas E. Brymer, FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY: Our Dangerous Civic Illiteracy, A Conservative's Conscience, and Rethinking American Citizenship, BookLocker.com, Inc, →ISBN:

Indeed, several people arrested for participating in the insurrection attempt on January 6, 2021, used as their defense that they were victims of “Foxitis,” misdirected by the continuous misinformation.

2022 October 24, David L. Altheide, Gonzo Governance: The Media Logic of Donald Trump, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:

Because they weren't strong enough to pull away. It's not my fault; it was “Foxitis.” Imagine the lives saved and destruction avoided if honesty, integrity, and maintaining the highest ethical standards in journalism were the norm instead of the exception.

2023 January 6, Nitki's Dad, The Warrior Within, Page Publishing Inc, →ISBN:

(US politics, humorous) A notional disease caused by overconsumption of right-wing media.


Palliser shot

(military, historical) A type of early cast-iron armour-piercing artillery projectile, with a pointed nose hardened by chilling during the casting process.


general quarters

(military, US) A maximum alert level issued on a warship for all personal to prepare for immediate combat; the state of a warship at maximum combat readiness


MOPP

Mission Oriented Protective Posture
w:MOPP (protective gear)

(military) Acronym of Mission Oriented Protective Posture.


NazLib

No, random yt online anon, I'm not watching your favorite nazlib video. My politics are informed by the Black radical tradition. Not breadtube.

2021 May 5, @SixTenSocialist, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-22:

your average nazlib literally believes that people who think Trump is funny are worse than hitler and mussolini combined but militias in Ukraine with swastika tattoos carrying out violent pogroms against Russians are tolerant democratic liberals you can't make this shit up

2022 June 21, @StalinismUSA, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-22:

they did this to me too. i defended my mother country of iran and these racist nazlibs said i was not a real iranian. leftists will drop their wokeism and become white supremacists to any minority that does not fall in line with globalism. it's a façade.

2022 September 25, @ComradeCena99, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-22:

It's interesting how anti Semitic behavior is denounced automatically rightfully so because the Holocaust happened but Russophobia is considered a joke by Nazlibs even though Russia lost 27 million people to the nazis. Interesting.

2022 November 4, @americas_putin, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-22:

Reagan and North are NazLibs who brought Yaroslav Stetsko to the White House and celebrated him as the "last premier of a free Ukrainian State".

2022 December 30, u/Express-Guide-1206, “Oliver North reassuring us about Ukraine”, in Reddit, r/TrueAnon, archived from the original on 2023-07-22:

Banderites didn't get started in 2022, dumbass. They've been in power since the 2014 Maidan coup where they were killing protesters with snipers. Even back in 2008 one of the early pro-NATO NazLibs commemorated Bandera as "Hero of Ukraine". Your mental gymnastics are historical revisionism

2023 June 4, u/RequirementRemoteB, “74% Of Ukrainians Hold Favorable View Of Stepan Bandera According To Ukrainian Research Org.”, in Reddit, r/stupidpol, archived from the original on 2023-07-22:

(Internet slang, politics, derogatory) Someone who calls themselves a liberal, but espouses far-right beliefs.

scratch a liberal and you'll find a fascist


Slasher

(UK, military, historical, slang) A member of the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot.


(politics, historical) Abbreviation of Malaysia Agreement (of 1963).


per chief

Party per chief, gules and or, are the Arms of Camoyse.

1845, Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, Encyclopaedia Metropolitana: Mixed sciences, page 602:

[...] which Anne bore parted per chief azure and vert, three martlets or, in the first a crescent az. for difference, but by her he had no issue.

1882, William Wheater, The history of the parishes of Sherburn and Cawood, page 175:

Per chief gules and sable, a lion rampant ermine (argent billetty sable). GOLDWELL,

1897, William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford, The Blazon of Episcopacy: Being the Arms Borne by Or Attributed to the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Wales with an Ordinary of the Coats Described and of Other Episcopal Arms, page 173:

Cromwell of Tattershall : party per chief, gules and argent, a bend azure; which might also be blazoned as gules, a chief argent, and a bend azure (fig. 16). Heraldic writers give the fillet as a diminutive of the chief.

1903, Day Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, The Encyclopædia Britannica: A-ZYM, page 694:

Shield—Quarterly first and fourth, quarterly Gules and Argent, in the first quarter a mullet Argent (De Vere); second, Gules, a bend between six cross crosslets fitchée Argent (Howard); third, per chief Gules and Argent[…]

1920, Grosvenor Thomas, Maurice Drake, The Costessey Collection of Stained Glass: Formerly in the Possession of George William Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford of Costessey in the County of Norfolk, page 19:

Per chief gules and azure, over all a lion rampant or Hastang Robert G. 162 QI . 123 .... L. 69 J. 133 E. 153 Per chief or and azure, over all a lion rampant gules Hastang Sutton Robert John FW. 176 HE . 162 L. 228 Per chief gules[…]

1984, Cecil R. Humphery-Smith, Anglo-Norman Armory Two: An Ordinary of Thirteenth-century Armorials:

rule of tincture
rule of tincture#English

(heraldry, now nonstandard) Partitioned into two parts by a horizontal line one-third of the way down the shield. A shield of this form is now normally viewed as one colour charged with a chief instead, although this may cause it to break the rule of tincture.


rule of tincture

(heraldry) A design philosophy, or rule of thumb, found in some heraldic traditions, that "metal should not be put on metal, nor colour on colour".

règle de contrariété des couleurs

heraldic rule of thumb: "no metal on metal, nor colour on colour"


infocommunist

From info + communist, possibly derived from infoanarchist.

So far, I have made two arguments. One is that you can’t justify an opposition to proprietary information solely on an ethical imperative to share, unless you are willing to extend that ethical imperative to all resources and thus embrace true communism. Second, an appeal to the non–rival nature of digital information can’t get you off the slippery slope to info–communism if your case is built entirely around a deontological appeal to the value of sharing and cooperation.

2008, Milton Mueller, “Info-communism? Ownership and freedom in the digital economy”, in First Monday, volume 13, number 4, →DOI:

In contrast to the capitalist mode of production, in the info-communist mode of production both the relations of production and the productive forces are fully socialized—they are based on common ownership of the means of production and collaborative work.

2014, Sylvain Firer-Blaess, Christian Fuchs, “Wikipedia: An Info-Communist Manifesto”, in Television & New Media, volume 15, number 2, →DOI:

(politics, economics) A person who supports commons in information and communications.


countercombatant

counter-combatant (alternative)
counter-combattant (alternative)

Arms. G. 2 lions countercombatant O. quartering A. on a pale B. 3—A.

1790, Sir Egerton Brydges, The Topographer: Containing a Variety of Original Articles, Illustrative of the Local History and Antiquities of England, page 78:

Quarterly, 1st gu. on a chev. ar. a rose betw. two lions countercombatant of the first, for HEPBURN; 2nd, az. a ship or, her sails furled ar. within a double tressure flory counterflory of the second, as Duke of Orkney: 3rd[…]

1884, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, page 480:

(heraldry, of two animals) Facing each other (like combattant animals), especially in on either side of a charge.


international salute

international salute (plural international salutes)

(military, nautical) A salute of 21 guns as a sign of respect to another country's flag.


Young Englander

Young Englander (plural Young Englanders)

In a related but more obviously nostalgic way the Young Englanders looked back to an earlier England: Disraeli lamented in his 1845 novel Sybil, or the Two Nations, that “there is no community in England” and proposed the medievalising of the aristocracy as a solution.

2015, David Matthews, Medievalism: A Critical History, →ISBN, page 56:

(historical, UK politics) A member of Young England, a group of neofeudalist 19th-century Tories.


corn law

corn laws (plural)
Corn Law (alternative)
corn-law (alternative)
cornlaw (alternative)

(historical, UK politics) One of the tariffs and protectionist regulations on imported grain and other foodstuffs enforced in the United Kingdom from 1815 until their abolition in 1846.


Buckley rule

the Buckley rule (canonical)
Buckley's rule (alternative)

After William F. Buckley Jr., who stated the rule in connection with National Review magazine.

(US politics) The rule of supporting the most right-wing viable candidate for a given office.


penultimatum

penultimatum (plural penultimatums or penultimata)

penultimatums (plural)
penultimata (plural)

Blend of penultimate + ultimatum, equivalent to pene- + ultimatum.

1796 French Laurence in correspondence with Edmund Burke
To what point of degradation ministers can yet sink, I cannot guess. Far be it from me to limit their genius for the bathos of diplomacy. It is said, however, in some of their papers, that they have sent final instructions. I fear they are like a set of strolling players: "The last night," — "positively the last night," — "the very last night,” — “the last night without fail;" — creeps on with petty pace from day to day. Ultimatum follows ultimatum; till, by and by, you get to a penultimatum, and that leads to the beginning of a negotiation.

(diplomacy, chiefly humorous) A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, commonly expressed as an ultimatum in the hopes of compelling immediate compliance with demands, but that then is superseded by more negotiation instead of actual dire consequences.


antepenultimatum

antepenultimatum (plural antepenultimatums or antepenultimata)

antepenultimatums (plural)
antepenultimata (plural)

THE RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM. We are constantly hearing of some fresh ultimatum being proposed by the Russian Government, so that what was considered a fortnight since the real ultimatum, must, now that another has been offered, be called the penultimatum; and next week, when a third one will probably have been suggested, we shall find that the original ultimatum was, in fact, only an antepenultimatum.

1853 Diogenes - Issue 2706, Volume 2 - Page 14

1898 Ambrose Bierce: Fantastic fables
"If you do not submit my claim to arbitration," wrote the President of Omohu to the President of Modugy, "I shall take immediate steps to collect it in my own way!"
"Sir," replied the President of Modugy, "you may go to the devil with your threat of war."
"My great and good friend," wrote the other, "you mistake the character of my communication. It is an antepenultimatum."

(diplomacy, commonly satirical) A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, essentially a penultimatum, but even more tentative and more repeatedly abandoned in favour of subsequent ignominious compromises.


KRs

(UK, military) Abbreviation of King's Regulations.


partyman

It was even rumored, that he had confessed; and the zealous partymen, who, no doubt, had secretly, notwithstanding their credulity, entertained some scruple with regard to the popish conspiracy, expressed great triumph on this occasion.

1757, David Hume, “[Charles II.] Chapter VI.”, in The History of Great Britain, under the House of Stuart, 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], published 1759, →OCLC, page 327:

England has partymen in profusion; in court-livery and sans-culottes: if a solitary, sedate republican should rise up in that country, they would unite and tear him to pieces […]

1826, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, 2nd edition, volume 2, page 360:

Conventions, of course, were composed mostly of the most active partymen.

2000, Mark Lawrence Kornbluh, Why America Stopped Voting: The Decline of Participatory Democracy and the Emergence of Modern American Politics, →ISBN, page 43:

[See title]

2023 July 11, “Expelled partymen may join us again if they apologise: AIADMK”, in Deccan Herald:

(dated outside India, politics) A partisan; a member of a political party or faction.


Constitutioner

The Constitution Party of Texas Tuesday substituted Mrs. W. Lee O’Daniel in the place of her husband as their nominee for governor of Texas. [see title]

1956 September 18, “Constitutioners: Party to Run O’Daniel’s Wife Instead”, in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, volume 76, number 231, Fort Worth, Tex., page 1:

William P. Gale, the Constitution Party’s candidate for governor of California, says it is mixture of the races which is leading the world to Armageddon […] [see title]

1957 December 13, “'Constitutioner' Says Race Mixing Means Final War”, in The Fresno Bee, volume 68, number 12739, Fresno, Cal., page 13-A:

The Constitution Party Monday night named Charles Sullivan, 29, Clarksdale, Miss., attorney, as its presidential candidate. [see title]

1960 August 10, “Constitutioners Name Candidate”, in The Progress-Index, volume 96, number 38, Petersburg–Colonial Heights, Va., page 16:

(US politics, historical) A member of the Constitution Party, a loosely organized far-right third party in the United States founded in 1952 and dissolved in the 1970s.


HEI

HEI (countable and uncountable, plural HEIs)

high-explosive incendiary
w:high-explosive incendiary

(military) Initialism of high-explosive incendiary.


HAA

Healthy Americans Act
w:Healthy Americans Act

(US politics) Initialism of Healthy Americans Act.


HAA

(military) Initialism of heavy anti-aircraft.


astral crown

(heraldry) A gold crown surmounted with eight low points. The centrals and laterals points are topped with a star, with an unspecified number of points, between two wings. It is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of units belonging to some air forces or the personal arms of its distinguished commanders.


RSDLP

w:Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

(politics, historical) Initialism of Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.


offence to be taken into consideration

offence to be taken into consideration (plural offences to be taken into consideration)

offences to be taken into consideration (plural)
offence taken into consideration (alternative)
TIC (alternative)

From offence + to be + taken into consideration.

com

(UK, criminal law, law enforcement) An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when they are sentenced, but with a lesser weight than a full conviction.


go fash, lose cash

Coined to oppose the earlier phrase get woke, go broke.

(informal, neologism, politics) Businesses who focus on catering to right-wing politics, especially extremists, are liable to lose customers.


starve the beast

en-verb

starve the beast (third-person singular simple present starves the beast, present participle starving the beast, simple past and past participle starved the beast)

starves the beast (present singular third-person)
starving the beast (participle present)
starved the beast (participle past)
starved the beast (past)

Bruce Bartlett
Ronald Reagan
The Independent Review

According to Bruce Bartlett, the second sense was first used by an anonymous Reagan staffer in “We didn’t starve the beast. It’s still eating quite well—by feeding off future generations.”

Whatever the mechanism, attempts to starve the beast through revenue shortages somehow seem to make the beast all the more voracious.

2010 February 22, Catherine Rampell, “A New Social Contract, but Which One?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-10-16:

(US politics) To deprive the federal government of revenue by cutting taxes in an effort to force it to limit spending.


Trumpcuck

(US politics, Internet slang, derogatory) A supporter of U.S. president Donald Trump.


HJR

en-noun

HJR (countable and uncountable, plural HJRs)

(politics) Initialism of house joint resolution.


Rose Mary Stretch

(US politics, historical, humorous) In the context of the Watergate scandal: the implausible physical position that Richard Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods would have had to adopt in order to bring about the ostensibly accidental erasure of various portions of recorded tape.


OCG

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of organised crime group.


swamp angel

On the 17th, the Parrot ^([sic]) "swamp angels" were moved to a position nearer Coosawhatchie bridge, […]

1873, Henry Hall, James Hall, Cayuga in the Field, page 218:

The two story brick house lay in ruins but had been fortified with Parrot rifles or 'swamp angels' that spewed forth their eight inch shot and shell at the Union lines, one thousand yards due east of it.

2009, S. A. Carter, The Dark Side of the Mountain, page 372:

(US, military, slang, historical) A Parrott rifle.


AFO

(UK, law enforcement) Initialism of authorised firearms officer.


TPUSA

“We’re sorry for the mix-up and meant no disrespect to the White House or the President or the advance team,” the TPUSA source said.

2019 July 25, Betsy Klein, “Trump appears in front of doctored seal with Russian and golf imagery, TPUSA aide fired”, in CNN:

(US politics) Initialism of Turning Point USA.


angel shot

angel shot (countable and uncountable, plural angel shots)


HHD

HHD (countable and uncountable, plural HHDs)

(military) Initialism of headquarters and headquarters company.


cope cage

Coined in 2022 to refer to the structures placed on Russian tank turrets during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The word cope is used mockingly (referring to the slang meaning of cope: "delusion, coping mechanism"), as the cages were perceived to be ineffective against much of the weaponry used by the Ukrainian forces, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles.

The nickname is “the cope cage,” to allow the crew to cope with the Javelins. And they’re about as effective as wearing a cloth mask to stop the spread of COVID.

The Challenger tanks have been reinforced with "cope cages" — self-installed turret-mounted cages to safeguard the vehicles from drone strikes.

The most recent photo of a Ukrainian Challenger 2 to appear online depicts the tank with a turret-mounted cage that the crew clearly hopes will help to protect the vehicle from drone strikes. These “cope cages” are a battlefield expedient that brigades tend to install on their own as they’re getting ready to enter combat.

loitering munition
loitering munition#English

(slang, derogatory, military) An improvised kit of slat armor (a cage-like defensive structure placed upon an armoured vehicle, as (supposed) protection against explosive devices or loitering munitions).


UAGC

uniform annual general charge
uniform annual general charge#English

(taxation) Abbreviation of uniform annual general charge.


FTO

field training officer
field training officer#English

(US, law enforcement) Initialism of field training officer.


red room

The Chamber of the Legislative Assembly (formerly red room) , similar in size and decor to the blue room, was used by the Legislative Council until it was abolished in 1968.

On a number of occasions the Canadian flag was displayed in the National Assembly's red room; there were other occasions when it was not .

1998, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons, page 5008:

Towards the end of the interview, Kirkby frantically signalled Israel — the duke of York was approaching down the Privy Gallery that led to the 'red room'.

2022, Victor Stater, Hoax: The Popish Plot that Never was, page 47:

(politics) The legislative chamber of the upper house in a bicameral parliament.


Defence Forces

(military, Ireland) The armed forces of the Republic of Ireland.


BlueAnon

Blend of blue + QAnon. From blue, the color associated with the Democratic Party and QAnon, another prominent conspiracy theory. First coined by conservatives in March 2021.

The Blue Anon listing also describes its advocates as those who believe right-wing extremists are going to "storm Capitol Hill any day now and 'remove' lawmakers from office, hence the need for the deployment of thousands of National Guard stationed at the U.S. Capitol."

2021 March 9, Ewan Palmer, “What is Blue Anon? Urban Dictionary Restores Phrase For 'Left-Wing Conspiracy Theories'”, in Newsweek:

The phenomenon of left-leaning or anti-Trump accounts posting conspiracy theories on social media platforms, referred to as BlueAnon, came to prominence earlier this year in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump’s life in July.

2024 November 6, David Gilbert, “Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left”, in WIRED:

(US politics) The collection of conspiracy theories held by left-wingers.


Q drop

From Q + drop, from the anonymous poster Q and an informal term for a post.

(US politics) A message from Q, the primary source for QAnon followers.


Peace Democrat

(US politics, historical) Synonym of Copperhead (“a northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War”).


double appointment

double appointment (plural double appointments)

It would help if patients who know they have a difficult problem could book a double appointment, […]

1998 March 4, [anonymous], “In the surgery: cutting down on those waiting times”, in The Burton Mail, page 8:

“Because I have to get multiple prescriptions, it’s often a double appointment, which is $160,” [Kathy Barr] said. About $80 of that is refunded via Medicare.

2022 August 13, Clay Lucas, “Vulnerable patients asked to cough up as more GPs shun bulk billing”, in Brisbane Times, retrieved 2023-08-30:

general practitioner
general practitioner

(healthcare, British, Australia, New Zealand) An appointment with a GP (general practitioner) which is allocated twice much time as usual.


Belorussianism

Belorussianism (countable and uncountable, plural Belorussianisms)

Belorussianisms (plural)
belorussianism (alternative)

/ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃənɪzəm/

As long as Belorussianism had been a movement away from Russia, it was welcome. But as soon as it had become a movement away from Poland, it could not be tolerated. […] the Soviets had been up against men, and not against symbols of Belorussianism.

1956, Nicholas Vakar, Belorussia: The Making of a Nation, Harvard University Press, pages 132, 150:

(politics) Support for hegemony of Belorussian identity.


RWI

rotary-wing intercept
rotary-wing intercept#English

(law enforcement, military) Initialism of rotary-wing intercept.


state within a state

state within a state (plural states within a state or states within states)

states within a state (plural)
states within states (plural)

(politics, geopolitics) A powerful entity that is only partially controlled by the government, especially one that is nominally governmental itself; a deep state.


plebeskin

(US, slang, military, dated) Any of various clothing items (blouse, overcoat or trousers) issued to a new cadet at a military academy.


green girl

Several decades ago […] , cadets would pack picnics and their "green girls" in typewriter cases for a private dinner with a favorite female friend.

2007, Maureen Oehler DuRant, Peter E. Carroll, West Point (page 92)

(US, military, slang) The green sleeping-blanket issued to cadets at a military academy.


IOCT

(US, military) Initialism of indoor obstacle course test.


Cullum number

Introduced by brevet Major General George W. Cullum in the mid-19th century.

(US, military) A reference and identification number assigned to each West Point graduate.


Proud Boy

(US politics) A member of the Proud Boys, a right-wing militant group.


harrier carrier

harrier carrier (plural harrier carriers)

Blend of harrier + aircraft carrier. From the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier GR.1/2/3 & AV-8A and the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, the Harrier jump jet named after the harrier bird.

aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier#English

(nautical, military, aviation, slang) A small light fast aircraft carrier specialized in operating VTOL aircraft, used for controlling sea lanes, convoy escort, and anti-submarine patrol (ASW).

en:Hawker-Siddeley Harrier
en:McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II


lightning carrier

lightning carrier (plural lightning carriers)

Blend of lightning + aircraft carrier. From the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the Lightning II jump jet, itself named after WWII Lockheed P-38 Lightning I, in turn, named after the lightning bolt and lightning.

(nautical, military, aviation, slang) A small light fast aircraft carrier specialized in operating VTOL aircraft, used for controlling sea lanes, convoy escort, and, anti-submarine patrol (ASW)

en:Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
en:Lockheed P-38 Lightning


antique crown

So called from being one of the oldest heraldic crown insignia.

The quartered arms of the See were usually arranged in an oval escucheon I. Gules, […] an eagle sable, crowned with an antique crown and supported by a trangle held in its claws, is brochant over the stem of the tree.

1894, John Woodward, A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry, page 298:


eastern crown

So called because of its origin in the Eastern Mediterranean.

(heraldry) A gold heraldic crown surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes.


celestial crown

celestial crown (plural celestial crowns)

(heraldry) A modified eastern crown consisting of a gold fence usually adorned with points or rays topped with stars of the same metal.


outfighter

The longer, more bladed stance is a more mobile in-and-out platform. Any traditional outfighter in boxing that you study will use a long, bladed stance like a fencer at least while they are working on the outside.

2018 September 27, Jack Slack, “Koreshkov Vs. Lima III is the Sleeper Fight of the Weekend”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-09-09:

(boxing) A boxer who tends to keep a relatively large distance from their opponent.


black site

Noting the dearth of serious research on black sites, Paglen endeavored to produce a book that would reveal “how the United States has become dependent on spaces created through secrecy, spaces that lie outside the rule of law, outside the Constitution, outside the democratic ideal of equal rights, transparent government, and informed consent.”

2020, Asbjørn Skarsvåg Grønstad, quoting Trevor Paglen, Rethinking Art and Visual Culture: The Poetics of Opacity, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 136:

(military) A location at which an unacknowledged black operation or black project is conducted.


vocal minority

vocal minority (plural vocal minorities)

From the antonyms of silent and majority.

(US politics) A small group of people that openly declare their beliefs but have little effect on voting patterns and social behavior.


HMPS

(UK, law enforcement) Abbreviation of His/Her Majesty's Prison Service.


HMPS

HMPS (usually uncountable, plural HMPSs or HMPSes)

(Pakistan, nautical, military, historical) Abbreviation of His/Her Majesty's Pakistani Ship of the 1947-1957 Royal Pakistani Navy.


R-Day

(US, military) Reception Day at West Point, when new cadets arrive at the academy.


A-Day

(US, military) Acceptance Day at West Point, when cadets complete their basic training.


CREW

“Defendants’ representations to this Court that Mr. Musk is not running DOGE are tantamount to legal gaslighting,” CREW said.

2025 March 30, Tierney Sneed, “Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications”, in CNN:

w:Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

(US politics) Acronym of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.


technical sergeant

technical sergeant (plural technical sergeants)

non-commissioned officer
non-commissioned officer

(Philippines) A non-commissioned officer ranking above staff sergeant and below master sergeant.

(US) Various current and former ranks. See Wikipedia for details.


Lord High Chancellor

(politics, UK) The official title of the Lord Chancellor.


statistical tie

statistical tie (plural statistical ties)

In the final weeks of the campaign, Republicans have pulled within statistical ties in the Michigan and Minnesota governor's races where Democrats are heavy favorites, according to new polls released on Friday.

2022 October 21, Philip Klein, “Republicans Close Gap in Michigan and Minnesota Governor Races, Polls Say”, in National Review, New York, N.Y.: National Review, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-19:

(idiomatic, chiefly politics) A situation in which the difference in popularity of two options in a poll is less than the margin of error.


liberal conservative

en-adjective

liberal conservative (comparative more liberal conservative, superlative most liberal conservative)

more liberal conservative (comparative)
most liberal conservative (superlative)

liberal conservatism
liberal conservatism

(politics) Of or pertaining to liberal conservatism.


liberal conservative

en-noun

liberal conservative (plural liberal conservatives)

liberal conservative
liberal conservatism

(politics) Someone with liberal conservative views.


liberal conservatism

(politics) A form of centre-right conservatism that incorporates liberalism; most prevalent in Europe and a few Eurasian countries, e.g. Russia and Taiwan


Liberal Nationals

(Australian politics, informal, Queensland) The Liberal National Party of Queensland


Liberal National

Liberal National (plural Liberal Nationals)

(Australian politics) A supporter of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP).


Liberal National Party

liberal conservative
liberal conservative

(Australian politics) A centre-right, liberal conservative and agrarian political party in Queensland, one of the two major parties in Queensland (affiliated with both the Liberal Party and the National Party)


One Nation

Pauline Hanson's One Nation
w:Pauline Hanson's One Nation

national conservative
national conservative

(Australian politics) Ellipsis of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a right-wing populist and national conservative political party in Australia, founded by right-wing Queensland politician Pauline Hanson.


One Nation

(UK politics) Alternative letter-case form of one nation.


Libertarian Party

(politics) A name used by several libertarian political parties worldwide, including:

(US politics) The Libertarian Party of the United States


libertarian party

libertarian party (plural libertarian parties)

(politics) A political party with libertarian values


liberal party

(politics) A political party with liberal values


mini-Trump

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mini-Trump.

(politics, derogatory) A Trumpian politician.


IDNA

(healthcare) Initialism of Instructive District Nursing Association.


Jefferson-Jackson dinner

Jefferson-Jackson dinner (plural Jefferson-Jackson dinners)

Named after US presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, considered to be the founders of the modern Democratic party.

(US politics) An annual dinner arranged for fundraising purposes by Democratic Party organizations in the United States, usually in February or March.


NYSP

New York State Police
w:New York State Police

(US, law enforcement) Abbreviation of New York State Police.


Free Soviets

(history, anarchism, communism) An anarchist territory in southern Ukraine during the Russian Civil War


SLT

SLT (countable and uncountable, plural SLTs)

(UK, healthcare) Initialism of speech and language therapy.

(UK, healthcare) Initialism of speech and language therapist.


red lives matter

Coined in analogy to black lives matter; the color red is often associated with indigenous or Native American peoples.

police brutality
police brutality#English

(politics, US, uncommon) A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against Native American people.


MSDNC

Blend of MSNBC + DNC (“Democratic National Committee”).

blend

“[…] MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus [sic]^([sic]) look as bad as possible,” President Trump tweeted on February 26, a sentiment he would repeat throughout the year.

2022, Donald Trump, quotee, edited by Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Democracy Amid Crises: Polarization, Pandemic, Protests, and Persuasion, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118:

(Internet slang, politics, derogatory, humorous) The news channel MSNBC, regarded as having a bias in favor of the Democratic Party, the major centre-left political party in the United States.


moderantist

(politics, historical) A proponent of moderantism.


snubnosed revolver

en-noun

snubnosed revolver (plural snubnosed revolvers)

(firearms) A small, medium, or large frame revolver with a short barrel, generally less than four inches in length.


weak mayor

(politics) A mayor who has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as chairperson.


amphib

(military, informal) A member of an amphibious force.


embelif

From Middle English embelif (“oblique (adj.); obliquely (adv.)”) (compare Middle English embelink), from Old French en belif / beslif, related to Latin ob-līquus.

inh

Robert Dene of Sussex (14th century) bore "Gules a quarter azure 'embelif,' or aslant, and thereon a sleeved arm and hand of silver."

1910, The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Har to Ita, page 320:

The trick […] might be meant for a lion passant or for one rampant embelif […]

2009, Thomas Daniel Tremlett, Hugh Stanford London, Rolls of Arms, Henry III., page 132:


Hooverism

(politics) The policies of Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.


Hooverite

(politics) A supporter of Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.


Lincoln-Reagan dinner

en-noun

Lincoln-Reagan dinner (plural Lincoln-Reagan dinners)

Named after US presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, considered to be the founders of the modern Republican party, and inspired by the term Jefferson-Jackson dinner.

(US politics) An annual dinner arranged for fundraising purposes by Republican Party organizations in the United States.


limited hangout

limited hangout (plural limited hangouts)

(politics, espionage) The practice of revealing only part of the truth about a situation, as damage control when a cover story can no longer be used.


SIFT

(US, military) Initialism of Selection Instrument Flight Training.


kleestengel

From older German Kleestengel (since 1996 now spelled Kleestängel).

Gules an eagle argent with "Kleestengel" and a crescent sable on its breast, armed and membered or

1987, Madeline Harrison Caviness, Stained Glass Before 1700 in American Collections: Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern Seaboard States:

Argent, an eagle or [for gules], with 'Kleestengel' or (Margrave of Brandenburg) (ibid., p. 12, pl. 12). Technique : The Überlingen heraldic window is a technical masterpiece. The lion, mantling and escutcheon were made with red flashed glass[…]

2001, Virginia Chieffo Raguin, Helen Jackson Zakin, Elizabeth Carson Pastan, Stained Glass Before 1700 in the Collections of the Midwest States: Michigan, Ohio:

A gold helmet affronty ensigned by a gold coronet, from which arises an eagle displayed sable crowned or, on each wing a kleestengel or and having upon the breast the letters F R also or. Mantling : Sable doubled argent.

2005, Sarah Brown, A History of the Stained Glass of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, St George's Chapel, page 188:

(heraldry, rare) One of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry.


take on strength

en-verb

take on strength (third-person singular simple present takes on strength, present participle taking on strength, simple past took on strength, past participle taken on strength)

takes on strength (present singular third-person)
taking on strength (participle present)
took on strength (past)
taken on strength (participle past)

From take on (“enlist”) + strength (“armed forces”).

com

Taken on strength, 7th Light Horse, 6th April 1915.

To assist him in the task of organizing his unit, Lieutenant-Colonel O'Driscoll took on strength a nucleus of officers and N.C.O.'s who had served in the Newfoundland Militia or the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.

1964, G. W. L. Nicholson, The Fighting Newfoundlander, 2006 edition, page 521:

(ambitransitive, Commonwealth, military, historical) To commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.


strike off strength

en-verb

strike off strength (third-person singular simple present strikes off strength, present participle striking off strength, simple past struck off strength, past participle struck off strength or stricken off strength)

strikes off strength (present singular third-person)
striking off strength (participle present)
struck off strength (past)
struck off strength (participle past)
stricken off strength (participle past)

From strike off (“remove from”) + strength (“armed forces”).

com

Struck off strength three horses after 10 months' service.

Has the minister received communications asking him to reconsider his decision to strike off strength the only highland regiment in the Canadian army, the Black Watch, and has he made any further decision in this regard?

1969 October 31, Russell MacEwan, “Striking off strength of Black Watch—Request for Reconsideration”, in House of Commons Debates, 28th Parliament, 2nd Session, volume 1, Canada, pages 355–6:

(ambitransitive, Commonwealth, military, historical) To discharge or decommission a soldier, animal or vehicle out of the service of the armed forces.


LWNJ

(derogatory, politics) Initialism of left-wing nut job.


trainasium

Blend of training + gymnasium or similar.

(military) An assault course raised some height above the ground, used for training paratroopers.


treflée

Borrowed from French tréflé(e). See trefoil. Doublet of trifoliate.

Gaddi: Azure, a cross treflée or.

1901, Howel Wills, Florentine Heraldry: A Supplement to the Guide-books, page 118:

3. ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES. The Royal arms as above, differenced with a label of three points argent, over all, barry of ten or and sable a bend treflée vert (Saxony).

1921, Edward Alfred Webb, The Records of St. Bartholomew's Priory and of the Church and Parish of St. Bartholomew's the Great: West Smithfield, page 478:

Vert, a cross treflée (or flory) argent between four open crowns or, in a canton of the second the Blessed Virgin holding the Holy Child proper. (Woodward, Ecclesiastical Heraldry.


surgerant

Giffith Goch Lord of Rhos and Rhyvoning, Lineally Descended from Marchudd in the eleventh degree, he bore Or a Griffen Surgerant or Rising Gules […]

1716, John Davies, A display of herauldry, of … North Wales, page 51:

Griffin. Gul. 1 surgerant or.—Llawdder. […]

1851, Archaeologia Cambrensis: the journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association. 1851, page 76:

Or, a falcon surgerant azure, for Tegerin ab Carwed, […]

1887, Jacob Youde William Lloyd, The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog: And the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd, page 194:


FDT

[Pitt] pairs [the upside-down American flag dipped in black ink] with a white surrender flag with the message “FDT” [.]

2017 January 18, Shelia Regan, “13 Artists Design Flags for the Age of Trump (with Plans to Burn Them Later)”, in Hyperallergic, archived from the original on 2023-03-21:

(US politics) Initialism of fuck Donald Trump.


back-class

en-verb

back-class (third-person singular simple present back-classes, present participle back-classing, simple past and past participle back-classed)

back-classes (present singular third-person)
back-classing (participle present)
back-classed (participle past)
back-classed (past)

(UK, military) To retake a failed part of training.


from the river to the sea

A calque of Arabic مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ (mina n-nahri ʔilā l-baḥri, “from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea”), popularized among Palestinians by the Palestine Liberation Organization, from Hebrew בין הים לירדן (“between the [Mediterranean] sea and the Jordan [river]”); as seen in the platform of the right-wing Zionist Likud party in 1977; both referring to the geography of Palestine.

calque

مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ

from the 􂀿Jordan􂁀 river to the 􂀿Mediterranean􂁀 sea

der

בין הים לירדן

between the 􂀿Mediterranean􂁀 sea and the Jordan 􂀿river􂁀

The way out [of this cycle of violence] remains the same: a change of regime in Israel that brings equal rights for everyone from the river to the sea[.]

2023 November 5, Ilan Pappe, “Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza”, in Al-Jazeera, archived from the original on 2023-11-05:

We demand your emancipation
From the river to the sea!
We stand with your emancipation;
Your people will be free!

2023, Seth Staton Watkins, “Oh Palestine, Oh Palestine”:

from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

(politics) A slogan expressing support for Palestinian self-determination.

From the river to the sea
Likud
Palestine Liberation Organization


Sturgeonite

Forbes and her allies have already set up a backbench group in the Scottish Parliament to develop alternative policies; Yousaf and the Sturgeonites remain committed to her (superficially) progressive vision of the party and its controversial alliance with the Scottish Greens.

2023 October 6, Henry Hill, “Time to put devolution out of its misery”, in The Telegraph:

(UK politics) A political supporter of Nicola Sturgeon (born 1980), Scottish politician who served as First Minister from 2014 to 2023.


woman-identified-woman

Their father hasn't contributed except periodically to their support. He has the option of living his life style as he wishes, but I have to hide and deny my life style as a woman-identified-woman or risk losing my children.

1980 April 12, M. Amish, “The Right to Be a Parent”, in Gay Community News, page 12:

(feminism) A lesbian, whether political or native-born.


infanteering

(UK, Canada, military) The role of being an infantry soldier.


corporate welfare

Reportedly coined in 1956 by Ralph Nader, in allusion to social welfare programs.

(politics, derogatory) Subsidies and other favorable treatment given to corporations by the government.


spy cop

(UK, law enforcement, slang) An undercover police officer tasked with infiltrating a politically active group which is deemed to pose a risk of criminal activity, so as to allow the police to monitor the group's activities on an ongoing basis.


pretty police

(UK, law enforcement, slang, historical) Male police officers disguised as gay men who instigated sexual encounters with gay men as an excuse to arrest them for soliciting sex.


election night

In Virginia, polls will close at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Voters will weigh in on all of the state’s 140 legislative contests Tuesday, and the winners of many will most likely be apparent before the end of election night.

2023 November 7, Alyce McFadden, “When Will We Have Election Results?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-08:

(politics) The evening after an election, during which the votes are being counted.


successor ideology

Many political liberals have traded in classical liberal values for what writer Wesley Yang calls the "successor ideology," commonly known as woke ideology. It's an ideology that claims to have the absolute truth about why there's disparity in the world and, hence, overrides the need for societal debate about such matters.

2022, David L. Bernstein, Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews:

Variously identified as "woke," as an applied form of "critical race theory," or as a likely "successor ideology" to liberalism, this movement vows to remake society in a radical manner. To do so, many of its most vocal advocates are willing to rethink fundamental principles, like the focus on individuals over groups, on which liberal democracies have traditionally been built.

2022, Yascha Mounk, The Great Experiment: How to Make Diverse Democracies Work:

An alternative term to 'woke' that has utility as a historical place marker is 'the successor ideology'. The phrase was coined by the US writer Wesley Yang to characterize a chapter in the evolution of left-wing thought that emerged from the traditional political liberalism of the post-Cold War era and is in large part a reaction against it, but that doesn't posit much by way of an alternative programme.

2023, Rafael Behr, Politics: A Survivor's Guide:

(politics) A proposed emergent ideology within liberal or left-wing political movements in the West, centered around intersectionality, social justice and identity politics, and potentially supplanting the conventional liberal values of pluralism, freedom of speech, and color blindness.


end of history

Popularized by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man, based on an article he wrote in 1989.

[…]I argued that liberal democracy may constitute the “end point of mankind's ideological evolution” and the “final form of history” and as such constituted the “end of history”.

1992, Francis Fukuyama, “By Way of an Introduction”, in The End of History and the Last Man, Free Press, →ISBN, page xi:

Twenty-five years ago this summer, Francis Fukuyama announced the “end of history” and the inevitable triumph of liberal capitalist democracy.

2014 September 1, Timothy Stanley, Alexander Lee, “It's Still Not the End of History”, in The Atlantic:

(politics) A political or philosophical concept positing that a certain political, economic or social system will be the last one that humanity develops.

Francis Fukuyama
The End of History and the Last Man
end of history


burger burn

(ham)burger + burn (in the sense of overcooking)

The proceeds from the Burger Burn – $363, directly benefited the Nightingale House here on WPAFB.

1998 January 7, Buckeye Flyer, volume 38, page 4:

A column on the website We Are The Mighty titled "32 Terms Only Airmen Will Understand" in February, for example, defined the whole airman concept as "An enlisted performance review system designed to keep you from earning a perfect rating (and ultimately a BTZ promotion) despite being the best performer in your unit at your actual job function, because you didn't volunteer to pick up trash at the squadron commander's mandatory fun burger burn."

2015 June 22, Stephen Losey, “Kelly: Volunteering won't help you get promoted anymore”, in Air Force Times:

(military) An event where hamburgers are grilled and served, often as a fundraiser or team-building exercise.


states' righter

en-noun

states' righter (plural states' righters)

(US politics) A supporter of states' rights.


fee-for-service

(often attributive, chiefly healthcare) A payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately.


field cornet

(South Africa, historical, military) The holder of a military rank equivalent to that of a lieutenant in the Boer armies as well as in the South African Army between 1960 and 1968.


BWIR

British West Indies Regiment
w:British West Indies Regiment

(historical, military) Initialism of British West Indies Regiment.


PDAF

Priority Development Assistance Fund
w:Priority Development Assistance Fund

(Philippine politics, historical) Acronym of Priority Development Assistance Fund.


PGMA

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
w:Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

(Philippine politics) Initialism of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines.


PRRD

Rodrigo Roa Duterte
w:Rodrigo Roa Duterte

(Philippine politics) Initialism of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.


PBBM

(Philippine politics) Initialism of President Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines.


(Philippine politics, slang) Acronym of President Rodrigo Duterte.


PNoy

Abbreviation of President Noynoy, with Noynoy being a nickname of Benigno Aquino III. Additionally, also a pun on Pinoy.

(Philippine politics, slang) Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines


FVR

(Philippine politics) Fidel Ramos, 12th president of the Philippines


DFLP

w:Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine

(Palestinian politics) Initialism of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.


ROCAF

Republic of China Air Force
w:Republic of China Air Force

(Taiwan, military, aviation) Acronym of Republic of China Air Force

Republic of China Armed Forces
w:Republic of China Armed Forces

(Taiwan, military) Acronym of Republic of China Armed Forces.


JMSDF

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
w:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

(military) Initialism of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.


JASDF

Japan Air Self-Defense Force
w:Japan Air Self-Defense Force

(military) Initialism of Japan Air Self-Defense Force.


JGSDF

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
w:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

(military) Initialism of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.


bread and roses

Originated in a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" inspired the poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim, which was published in 1911.

(politics) Fair wages and dignified conditions.


sensory deprivation

sensory deprivation (plural sensory deprivations)

(healthcare, psychiatry) A situation in which stimulation of human senses, particularly sight and sound, is at a minimum, often to ease a patient's relaxation, such as in a quiet room.


airman first class

airman first class (plural airmen first class)

(US, military) A holder of the third enlisted rank in the United States Air Force, just above airman and below senior airman.


anti-snapper

(US politics, historical) An opponent of Senator Hill's premature scheduling of the Democratic National Committee convention of 1892.


Joe Who

From a Toronto Star headline announcing Clark's unexpected rise from obscurity.

(politics, slang) Nickname for Joe Clark (Charles Joseph Clark, born 1939), Canadian businessman, writer and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.


KHive

Coined as a pun on Beyhive, with K standing for Kamala.

(US politics, slang) Political supporters of Kamala Harris.


Davy Crockett

Named after American folk hero, soldier, and congressman Davy Crockett (1786–1836).

named-after

[…] the leaf blower? Like the Davy Crockett, it is something that should have never been invented.

2016, William Gurstelle, Ready the Cannons!: Build Wiffle Ball Launchers, Beverage Bottle Bazookas, Hydro Swivel Guns, and Other Artisanal Artillery, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN:

More than 2,100 Davy Crocketts were produced. They were withdrawn from West Germany in August 1967, although they remained in the U.S. military inventory until 1971.

2020, Spencer C. Tucker, editor, Weapons and Warfare, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 512:

(historical, military) A tactical nuclear smoothbore gun for firing nuclear projectiles.


one nationer

A Conservative party source said: “This would tear the party apart. Several cabinet ministers and the one nationers would not stand for it – the prime minister wouldn’t even get it through the Commons. Never mind that this wouldn’t placate the head-bangers on the right either.”

2023 November 19, Rajeev Syal, “Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

one-nation conservative
one-nation conservative#English

(UK politics) Synonym of one-nation conservative.


swine's feather

(military, historical) A musket rest with a spike on it, usable as a spear-like weapon.


one nation

The next prime minister must redefine Brexit as a One Nation project. If they do not, the door will be wide open for Britain’s first-ever Marxist government and a likely decade of decline.

2019 May 18, George Freeman, Nicky Morgan, Bim Afolami, Chloe Smith, Nicholas Soames, “One Nation conservatism can make a success of Brexit”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

one-nation conservatism
one-nation conservatism#English

(UK politics) Ellipsis of one-nation conservatism.


sea soldier

(military, nautical, archaic) A marine (soldier serving at sea).


field colours

(military, historical) Small flags used to mark the position for companies and regiments.

(military, historical) Any regimental headquarters' flags.


cadet branch

(history, heraldry) A house (dynasty) descended from one of the patriarch's younger sons.


cadet house

(history, heraldry) Synonym of cadet branch (“house (dynasty) descended from one of the patriarch's younger sons”).


in battery

(firearms) Of a firearm, in the firing position after recovery from the recoil of a previous discharge.


Morrisism

(politics) The political ideas of the British socialist and artist William Morris.


letter of recall

en-noun

letter of recall (plural letters of recall)

(diplomacy) formal correspondence from one head-of-state notifying a second head-of-state that he or she is recalling their state's ambassador.


mayor-council

a mayor-council form of government

local government
local government#English

(politics) Designating a system of local government that has a mayor who is directly elected by the voters serving as chief executive, and a separately elected legislative city council.


WTFU

(military slang, Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of wake the fuck up.


single-taxism

(politics, economics) Support for a system of taxation based mainly or exclusively on one tax, typically chosen for its special properties, often being a tax on land value.


Siegfried Line

(historical, military) A German defensive line built in the 1930s opposite the French Maginot Line.


Special Air Service

(British, Australia, New Zealand, military) An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.


State Department

international relations
international relations

(US politics) The United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for foreign policy and international relations.


general-in-chief

(military) A military rank or title in various armed forces.


Satanyahu

(derogatory, politics) Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli politician.


hold-up squad

Amnesty International (AI) has found that allegations of torture and other forms of abuses by members of the hold-up squad of this city's police department are "substantial enough to justify an inquiry."

1982 April 24, David Morris, “Torture in the North”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

(law enforcement) A subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.


honorable discharge

honorable discharge (plural honorable discharges)

(military) Release from military service with a favorable record or conduct.


Genocide Joe

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Genocide Joe.wav

Originates earlier but mostly referring to former US president Joe Biden's support of Israel during the Israel-Hamas war in 2023 and the US military support then provided in the Gaza genocide.

PLEASE send Daniel a letter. And contact O'Halleran, Sinema, Kelly, and Genocide Joe, aka Jim Crow Joe (Biden) them to FREE DANIEL HALE.

2021 October 22, Susan Immel, “Please act: TRUTH-TELLER DANIEL HALE transferred to horrific prison: Action & Letters needed”, in Beacon Social Justice Allies (Google Groups), archived from the original on 2025-03-18:

[The protest] started with the chants: […] “Hey hey! Ho ho! Genocide Joe has got to go!”

2023 November 5, Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, "‘Genocide Joe’: Massive D.C. Cease-Fire Protest Directs Its Rage at Biden"

Maine’s congressional delegation appears to support sending an additional $14.3 billion dollars in military aid to Israel as requested by President “Genocide Joe” Biden, on top of the nearly $4 billion dollars in military aid Israel receives annually from taxpayers.

2023 November 18, Wyatt Barnes, “Maine’s congressional delegation must call for cease-fire in Gaza”, in Steve Greenlee, editor, Portland Press Herald, volume 162, number 128, Portland, Me.: Maine Trust for Local News, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A4, columns 3–4:

Challenged at a White House briefing to confront the term “Genocide Joe” by some protesters to described Biden, Kirby […] embarked on an animated exposition.

2023 December 4, Robert Tait, “How the White House’s John Kirby is taking on the word ‘genocide’”, in The Guardian:

2024, January 23, Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Event | Manassas, VA
[JOE BIDEN:] Jill and I had a chance to sit down —
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Genocide Joe, how many kids have you killed in Gaza?

“Whether it’s Genocide Joe, or Killer Kamala, the butchers of Gaza cannot be allowed to gather in Chicago undisturbed,” the self-described anti-imperialist organization Behind Enemy Lines proclaimed in an Instagram post last month.

2024 August 16, Jillian Kay Melchior, “The Radical Protesters Who Plan to ‘Shut Down the DNC for Gaza’”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-16:

2024, November 8, Micheal John OBrien, Feminine-Perspective Magazine, "Truth behind Amsterdam brawls: Israelis attacked Palestinians, city rebelled". Archived from the original on November 9 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
Netanyahu’s inescapable compulsion to lie like Genocide Joe and Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, ordered the latter to fly to Amsterdam on Friday after leaving a message on X to say that hatred of Jews is “appearing in place after place after place.” But I don’t feel hated in Amsterdam. I am dating a Christian women there—I believe she loves me, Jew or not. [interviewing Simon Baldock, an Israeli security consultant based in Tel Aviv]

“Genocide Joe” never looked so good. Gaza peace protesters rallied Americans by the hundreds of thousand to oppose President Joe Biden and vote “uncommitted” in Democratic primaries. […] How’s that working out now? Trump, hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, made the stunning declaration that he wants all Palestinians removed from Gaza — permanently.

2025 February 4, Dana Milbank, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be ... abolished?”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2025-02-05:

(US politics, derogatory) A nickname of the American president Joe Biden.

2023 Israel–Hamas war
Gaza genocide
Joe Biden


single-issue

en-adj

single-issue (comparative more single-issue, superlative most single-issue)

more single-issue (comparative)
most single-issue (superlative)

single-issue party

The concern about ungovernability in the United States often takes the form of complaints about “single-issue” politics and the limited influence and discipline of American political parties.

1982, Mancur Olson, The Rise and Decline of Nations, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 8:

(chiefly politics) Concerned with one essential policy area or idea.


dishonorably discharged

dishonorably discharged (not comparable)

(military) Released from military service because of conduct that is considered reprehensible.


honorably discharged

(military) Released from military service with a favorable record or conduct.


CRG

Nonetheless, before Christmas he still had to rely on Labour votes to pass new coronavirus restrictions amid a 101-MP rebellion instigated by the Covid Recovery Group (CRG), which is sceptical about new pandemic rules.

2022 January 8, Peter Walker, “ERG out, CRG in: the Tory factions Boris Johnson is struggling to appease”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

COVID Recovery Group
w:COVID Recovery Group

(UK politics) Initialism of COVID Recovery Group.


pumpgun

(firearms, informal) A pump-action firearm.


Landslide Lyndon

Sarcastic nickname from the fact that Lyndon B. Johnson's 1948 run to a be a Texas senator needed a runoff in order to be successful, which LBJ won by 87 votes over Coke Stevenson, in a state with a large population. After 1964, there were more sincere uses due to his 1964 United States presidential election landslide win over Barry Goldwater.

Hence, […] quiet fence-mending on the part of “Landslide Lyndon”, as he is now known to his friends since his 87-vote margin over Stevenson in the Democratic primary.

1948 October 16, Doris Fleeson, “G.O.P. Needs Landslide to Get Texas Seat”, in Youngstown Vindicator:

Perhaps you have noticed a slight decline in your popularity of these past several months. Perhaps you get the feeling that if you ran for office today the “Landslide” Lyndon of 1964 would be more like the “Landslide” Lyndon who just barely made it back to the U.S. Senate from Texas.

1967 February 11, J.C. Goolrick, “JCG: This Week”, in The Free Lance-Star:

The [coiner of the nickname] cannot be definitively established, although it may have been [Lyndon] himself[, who] was among those [to] make it a familiar part of the scene of insider Washington. “From the start, [he met] he did not know by sticking out a hand and saying, ‘Howdy, I'm Landslide Lyndon,’” [writes] Alfred Steinberg[.]

1990, Robert Caro, The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent:

(US politics, historical) Lyndon B. Johnson.

1948 United States Senate election in Texas


naval crown

(historical, military) A gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships, given as a military award in Ancient Rome to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.

(heraldry) A naval emblem made up of a circlet with the sails and sterns of ships alternating on top.


beachmaster

Each boat, on landing the force, to be supplied with the number of boatkeepers assigned to it, and to be under the orders of the beachmaster, to whom the names of the boatkeepers are to be given; and the beachmaster will take particular care that the boats are kept afloat, and properly arranged, and that on passing and repassing between the ships and the shore, due arrangement is observed, and the duty performed with the utmost alacrity.

1846, Vol. 1846: Bulletins of state intelligence:

Lieutenant Rhodes, Washington, take charge transportation of Landing Force to beach ; assume duties of Beachmaster ; return boats, less armed launches, to ship when landing is completed.

1879, United States Naval Institute, Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, →OCLC:

(military) An officer who supervises soldiers' disembarkation.


career politician

en-noun

career politician (plural career politicians)

(derogatory, politics) A person who holds political office as a career instead of holding political office as a means of activism.


mop-up

(firefighting) The cleanup of an area by removing burning material, felling dead trees, securing logs from moving, etc.


Moral Majoritarian

Moral Majoritarian (plural Moral Majoritarians)

Doubtless to the consternation of moral majoritarians, cross-dressing rock star Boy George told 17,000 fans at the opening concert of his 14-city tour, "If you want to be a drag queen, it's okay."

1984 April 28, Sue Hyde, “Drag Is Okay”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

(US politics) A member of the Moral Majority.


kitchen table issue

kitchen table issue (plural kitchen table issues)

Reflecting not only that such issues affect common people's ability to put food on the table but also that the kitchen table is a hub of daily conversation for topics affecting daily life.

bread-and-butter issue
bread-and-butter issue#English

(politics) Synonym of bread-and-butter issue.


fall of shot

(military) The pattern and location of impacts of projectiles fired from a weapon system.


walk one's shots

en-verb

walk one's shots (third-person singular simple present walks one's shots, present participle walking one's shots, simple past and past participle walked one's shots)

walks one's shots (present singular third-person)
walking one's shots (participle present)
walked one's shots (participle past)
walked one's shots (past)

"I analyzed their firing patterns when they were walking their shots across the Milky Way. They only hit annie plants whose precise positions could be predicted at least twenty seconds in advance."

2019 July 17, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 2023-12-23:

(military) To repeatedly observe the fall of shot of one's weapon and use this data to adjust one's aim until one hits one's target.


secrecy jurisdiction

en-noun

secrecy jurisdiction (countable and uncountable, plural secrecy jurisdictions)

(law, business, taxation) A facility or physical location which enables individuals or entities to escape or undermine the laws, rules, and regulations of jurisdictions elsewhere, using secrecy as a primary tool.


Squad

Coined by American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018.

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Squad members and their allies may also have to contend with pro-Israel Super Pacs and dark-money groups spending tens of millions of dollars on attack ads in a bid to unseat them.

2023 December 25, David Smith, “A split among Democrats may threaten ‘the Squad’ - and help Trump - in 2024”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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House of Representatives

(US politics) An informal group of left-wing Democrats in the House of Representatives.


angel fingers

(firefighting) Tongues of flame that are a sign of impending rollover.


From the name of a similar-looking robot character in the film Star Wars.

(military, slang) The Phalanx CIWS, an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats.


RRC

Regimental Reconnaissance Company
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(military) Initialism of Regimental Reconnaissance Company.

Royal Regiment of Canada
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(military) Initialism of Royal Regiment of Canada.

Royal Rifles of Canada
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(military) Initialism of Royal Rifles of Canada.


velt-marshal

(military, obsolete) A field marshal, in the militaries of certain countries.


Solid North

(Philippine politics) A group of predominantly Ilocano-speaking provinces in Luzon, Philippines, known for consistently voting for the Marcos family and allied politicians, as well as politicians supporting economic causes important to Ilocanos in general (such as tobacco).


jessant-de-lis

(heraldry) A fleur-de-lis issuing out of any object.


Russophrenia

This is classic Russophrenia, believing that Russia is about to threaten the world while on fiscal life-support.

2015 June 30, Bryan MacDonald, “Russophrenia - an illness in need of a cure”, in RT:

In one astute observation, Western media exhibit a “Russophrenia” – “a condition where the sufferer believes Russia is both about to collapse, and take over the world.”

2018 July 18, Mikhail Molchanov, quoting Bryan MacDonald, “The Trump-Putin summit: Russophrenia explained”, in Asia Times:

In some psychiatric sense it is very close to the more specific Russophrenia phenomenon, where Russia is simultaneously about to collapse and about to overtake the US, and the combined West.

2019 April 9, Bill Totten, “Has the US Lost Its Military Supremacy Over Russia?”, in BillTottenWeblog (Google Groups):

The Russian FIMI ecosystem produced and distributed satirical videos attacking Western values and exposing the purported reasons why Russia is superior to Western democracies. The European External Action Service (EEAS) Data team detected this new trend, including a video highlighting the Western “Russophrenia” and supposed attempts to cancel Russian culture, an advertisement inviting EU citizens to move to Russia, and commercial videos mocking EU citizens on the energy crisis.

2022, Global Affairs Canada, G7 Rapid Response Mechanism Annual Report 2022, page 10:

(neologism, political science, geopolitics, derogatory) The belief or idea that Russia is simultaneously about to collapse, and also take over the world.


Malacañang

From Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan, from mamalakaya+han, ultimately from lakaya. A common folk etymology is it was derived from Tagalog may lakan diyan. The final -g was added to the name during the American colonial era (1898-1946).

(Philippines, Philippine politics, metonymic) the Philippine presidency and its administration; the Philippine government


consensus conference

en-noun

consensus conference (plural consensus conferences)

(politics) A kind of citizens' assembly, most common in Denmark (where it originated in the 1980s), to allow policymakers to take into account the opinions of the public.


BSW

Borrowed from German BSW (“Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht”).

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In another worrying development for Germany’s mainstream, the fledgling Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) – a far-left party that has questioned the country’s support for Ukraine and shares some of the AfD’s anti-immigration streak – came third in both states, despite only being founded earlier this year.

2024 September 2, Christian Edwards, Claudio Otto, Matties Otto and Nadine Schmidt, “AfD becomes first far-right party to win German state election since 1945”, in CNN:

The three other major parties will be the Free Democrats; the BSW, a left-wing socialist group named after its leader, Sahra Wagenknecht; and lastly Die Linke, a left-wing political party. All three have yet to officially announce their candidates.

2024 December 16, Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, “Germany’s Scholz has lost a confidence vote. Here’s what comes next”, in CNN:

(German politics) Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, a left-conservative political party.


sadopopulism

From sado- + populism, coined by historian Timothy Snyder, then influenced by earlier terms and concepts like "political sadism".

[…] 'sadopopulism', in which people are willing to inflict pain on themselves so long as they can believe that, in the same moment, they are making their enemies hurt more: […]'

2019 November 5, Fintan O'Toole, The Politics of Pain: Postwar England and the Rise of Nationalism, Liveright Publishing, →ISBN:

(politics) A political strategy or act in which a leader appeals to people by harming them but convincing them that people they hate are at fault or suffering worse harm.


book of rates

(business, taxation, dated) A publication listing the official valuations of commodities, especially for tax purposes.


manufacture of consent

Coined by American journalist and political commentator Walter Lippmann in 1922.

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(politics, sociology) The process of managing public opinion, especially via mass media in a democratic society.


CAFGU

Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit
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(Philippines, military) Acronym of Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit.


CAFGU

(Philippines, military) A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit.