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helium parenting

(n.) -- A method of parenting which is similar to the way a child holds a balloon, in which parents allow their children to rise like a helium-filled balloon and float on their own, while at the same time making sure that their growing sons and daughters have a strong grasp on the string so that they do not float away to unknown parts.
"My parents were good to me, and they raised me with helium parenting ideas. They gave me a lot of freedom when I was a child but they were always there for me, too. I loved being a balloon and yet I was glad they made sure I was holding on to the string."

overheard at a watercooler in the hallway at Temple Beth Shalom in
Toronto, Janary 31, 2012
by PRwiz101 August 1, 2012
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throat therapy

Food, a snack, comfort food, fast food, gourmet food. Also coffee, tea, wine, beer or a cold milkshake on a hot summer day.
"Let's stop at the next rest stop on the highway and get some throat therapy."
by PRwiz101 July 3, 2008
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teasewich

(n.) -- A convenience store sandwich that looks like it is stuffed with fillings, from the outside view on the shelf, but once you open the plastic wrapping, the sad truth becomes evident that you've been had.
''I just hate it when I plunk down good cold cash for what I think is going to be a big tuna sandwich, but when I open the wrapping, it's just a teasewich, and there's hardly anything inside the bread! They just use the mouth of the sandwich as a come on!"
by PRwiz101 August 8, 2011
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slablet

(n.) - a slang word for a computer tablet such as the iPad or other branded tablet devices
"There are so many computer tablets to choose from these days, and more are on the way, I'm not sure which slablet to buy."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Redmond, Washington on April 7, 2010
by PRwiz101 April 8, 2010
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crash blossoms

(n.) -- a neologism for infelicitously-worded newspaper headlines which at first reading seem to mean one thing but upon second reading mean something completely different; often hard to figure out at first; called "crash blossoms" because one specific headline from a newspaper used the two words -- "crash blossoms" -- in a confusing way
Japan Violinist linked to JAL crash blossoms
by PRwiz101 August 30, 2009
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slogger

(n.) - A blogger who blogs only once or twice a year.
"I like blogging, and I read lots of blogs, but when it comes to actually writing my own posts, well, I think I am more of a slogger than a blogger. My blogging career has been one long slog."

overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, September 7, 2011
by PRwiz101 September 8, 2011
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quote magnet

(n.) - a famous person, living or dead, who people often attribute quotes to, even though he or she might not have actually said the things they are quoted as saying; examples are Albert Einstein, Mark Twain and Winston Churchill, among others.
"You know, Einstein is a real quote magnet. There are websites and blogs all over the Internet that attribute quotes to him that in some cases he never uttered or wrote. It's hard to know what's true and what's not!"
by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010
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