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hydraulicking n. It’s not unheard of, particularly in the area of investment apartments and the practice of same-day selling, when a property is bought and sold by a middleman with a friendly valuer and a gullible end purchaser. The practice is known as “hydraulicking” and was involved in many instances of mortgage fraud reported earlier this year. (Oct. 2, 2008) [full citation…]

waterfall structure n. A single trust might be further sliced and diced to create different derivative securities, each one subordinated to the next in terms of the claim on cash flow. In the event of a default, the highest-rated—and lowest-yielding—security has the first claim to the remaining mortgage payments. The next-highest-rated security has the next claim, and so on, in what the industry calls a “waterfall” structure. (Oct. 2, 2008) [full citation…]

doughing in n. Recently, Whyte brewed a batch of American pale ale in her kitchen using hops she grew in her backyard. First, she heated five gallons of water on her stove to about 150 to 160 degrees. She poured it into a bucket full of malted barley—a process called “doughing in.” (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

drop table n. It’s a short trip for the wheels but a big step in the railroad company’s ability to perform repairs and maintenance on more than 200 locomotives and rail cars that it owns and leases. The engine house drop table, as it is called, was unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

spag n. Spelling and grammar, or Spag if we’re being teacherly, are high on the list of things people complain about to the Readers’ Editor. (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

spiking n. The proposed firefighter contract also would have ended a practice known as spiking, where firefighters can inflate their pension payouts. The contract was designed to limit how much overtime and compensatory time pay could be added to a firefighter’s base salary when calculating pension amounts. (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

stiny adj. The display screen is micro madness—so small, so tiny, it has inspired the neologism “stiny.” (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

snuba n. For an unusual type of underwater exploration in the Red Sea try what the Israelis call snuba. It’s a combination of scuba diving and snorkeling. Divers, who must be at least 8 years old, wear fins and a mask but breathe through a 20-foot-long tube connected to a tank on an inflatable raft. (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

flare n. These ads are more what is called "flares"—with little-to-no presence on TV, but a big internet presence that the groups are trying to use to get free media attention. (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

dirty adj. The secret services create what’s called the “bubble,” a secure area where the candidate is. But once you’re in the bubble you can’t leave. The term for people outside it is “dirty,” meaning that you could have a weapon or someone could have given you something. Everyone who is in that stadium is clean, so you’re kind of limited to stay in the bubble, travelling around in this little sterile movement. (Oct. 1, 2008) [full citation…]

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