Eye-gazing party is a dating trend based on the practice of speed-dating in which participants do not speak to each other but instead, gaze at each ot...
WAGs (or Wags) is an acronym, used particularly by the British tabloid press, to describe the wives and girlfriends of high-profile football players, ...
A "status-gap marriage" is one in which there is a clear gap in income, pedigree, social status, etc. between the husband and wife. The phra...
Durian clan refers to those ill-tempered co-workers who have been working for many years and are hard to get along with, just like the smelly fruit wi...
Lavender language functions as a kind of homosexual code, characterised by acronyms, plays on words and double meanings only intended to be understood...
Social jet lag refers to the feeling of being very tired when you return to work after a holiday, especially because of changes to your sleeping patte...
A person who engages in stage-phoning is someone who talks loudly on their mobile in a deliberate attempt to attract the interest and attention of peo...
Courtesy call is a sugarcoated term used by telemarketers which really means sales call. This is one of the most deceitful and misleading phrases ever...
Déjà vu (literally "already seen") is the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current s...
A savior sibling (or saviour sibling) is a child who is born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease...