humblepiece's definitions

outTrumper

An activist of the anti-Trump movement to oust the POTUS.

The outTrumpers: mid-terms session . (The Economist Expresso, May 8, 2018)

by humblepiece May 8, 2018

one-and-done

A single-dose vaccine shot -- unlike the two-dose vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca.

Breaking news: “Experts on the one-and-done advantage offered by a COVID-19 vaccine”
The ease of distribution offered by a single-dose shot and its ability to be stored in a regular fridge are among the new vaccine’s biggest strengths

by humblepiece April 27, 2021

dep run

In Quebec and parts of Eastern Ontario (Canada), a "dep run" means you're headed to the local convenience/corner store, or "depanneur" in French Quebecois

Phone call: - Hey, are you home now?
- I'm out for a dep run, we got no milk. Shouldn't be long.

by humblepiece July 26, 2017

coronagate

Contemporary conspiracy theories behind COVID-19 origin and sponsorship

Opinion: “Coronagate presents the ultimate leadership test.”

by humblepiece April 1, 2020

slush fund

A sum of money set apart for discretionary and/or undocumented spending, often fraudulent, illegal, or dishonest.

News Junkie: Our governments is widely known for unaccountable slush funds built up to funnel money to their friends.
Innocent Kid: Are you serious? I've never heard about that. How this could ever happen?

by humblepiece June 2, 2017

zipper merge

A zipper merge happens when motorists use both lanes of traffic all the way to a defined merge area, and then alternate in "zipper" fashion into the open lane. By doing it this way, both lanes are used right up until the end, which advocates like New think is a more efficient use of road space.

1st Motorist: "Zipper merging is best for slow heavy traffic. If traffic is light, early merging is fine."
2nd Motorist: "Only problem with zipper merge are the idiots who will not let you merge in front of them so they pull up tight to the car in front of them. They do this even if you try to merge early. I typically will merge at the first available open space."

by humblepiece May 23, 2015

Rescue Randy

A life-sized dummy used in training programs for safety and rescue works.

"Yeah, Randy was one of our former students that didn't make it through the program," he said with a laugh. "We use him for all the different rescue scenarios. If somebody was to get hurt inside the hub, they need to bring Rescue Randy out and bring them to the ground. It's a mockup for rescues."

by humblepiece April 22, 2018