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Journalism of Courage
Astrobiology
8226; Noun The branch of biology concerned with the discovery or study of life on other planets or in space.
Bioweapon
8226; Noun A harmful biological agent used as a weapon of war.
Blogosphere
8226; Noun Personal websites and weblogs collectively.
Bloviate
8226; Verb US talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.
Bookcrossing
8226; Noun The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.
Bumsters
8226; Noun Trousers that are cut very low on the hips.
Central casting
8226; Noun N Amer the department of a film production company that hires actors, especially for bit parts as stock characters.
Congestion charge
8226; Noun Brit a charge made to drive into an area, typically a city centre, that suffers heavy traffic.
Designer baby
8226; Noun A baby whose genetic make-up has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present.
Desk jockey
8226; Noun N Amer a person who works at a desk; an office worker.
Ecological footprint
8226; Noun The amount of land required to sustain a particular person or society.
First responder
8226; Noun N Amer a person whose job entails being the first on the scene of an emergency, such as a fire fighter or police officer.
Hazmat
8226; Noun Dangerous substances; hazardous material.
Industrial language
8226; Noun Brit swearing.
Junk DNA
8226; Noun DNA that does not code for a protein, usually occurs in repetitive sequences of nucleotides, and does not seem to serve any useful purpose.
Low-hanging fruit
8226; Noun Something easily achieved or overcome.
Mentalist
8226; Noun Brit an eccentric or mad person.
Mini-me
8226; Noun A person closely resembling a smaller or younger version of another.
Mystery shopper
8226; Noun A person employed to visit a shop or restaurant incognito in order to assess the quality of the goods or services.
Nanobot
8226; Noun A very small self-propelled machine, especially one that has some degree of autonomy and can reproduce.
Oxygen debt
8226; Noun A temporary oxygen shortage in the tissues arising from exercise.
Punditocracy
8226; Noun An elite or influential class of experts or political commentators.
Serial comma
8226; Noun A comma used after the penultimate item in a list of three or more items, before 8216;and8217; or 8216;or8217;.
Show pony
8226; Noun Brit an attractive, stylish, or flamboyant person, especially a performer, who enjoys being in the limelight.
Speed dating
8226; Noun An organised social activity in which people have a series of short conversations with potential partners in order to determine whether there is mutual interest.
Spyware
8226; Noun Computing software that enables a user to obtain covert information about someone8217;s computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
Threequel
8226; Noun The third film, book, event in a series; a second sequel.
Tiggerish
8226; Adjective Brit very lively, energetic and cheerful.
Weekend warrior
8226; Noun N Amer a person who participates in an activity only in his or her spare time.
Wiggle room
8226; Noun N Amer limited capacity or scope for negotiation, especially in order to modify a previous statement or decision.
