We may not always agree with the way Reid spends the unprecedented levels of money going in to the NHS, but are delighted to have a Health Secretary whose door is open to constructive dialogue.Villain: John ReidReid was infamous for ignoring the workplace smoking ban at the Scottish Office, for which he was awarded the dubious honour of Scotland’s Champion Smoker. See also Apple-Z On-roading Driving a 4×4 on the public highway rather than in a natural location Ostalgia Nostalgia for the goods or culture of the former GDR Palzheimer’s Allow a close friend to drift from consciousness, as a result of the passage of time, lack of time, relocation, a new “friendscape” (field of acquaintances) and/ or changed values Pedlock Condition of being so crowded that pedestrians are unable to move easily in any direction (eg “I wish they’d introduce a pedestrian-management system on Oxford Street’s pavements. It’s pedlock over Christmas.”) Permalancer Permanent employee kept on a freelance contract to avoid giving them benefits Phishing Creating a replica of a Web page, especially that of a financial institution, to fool a user into submitting personal/ password data Prehab What you’re in before rehab – ie a state of excessive drinking or drugging Protirement Retiring or quitting an unattractive job to pursue more fulfilling work or hobbies Regime change Ironic reference to a change of leadership, particularly in business, politics or sport Retrosexual Person who has relations with ex-partners more than is seemly Roasting Team-building pastime of professional footballers in which players take turns to “enjoy” a woman while colleagues look on. Ohno-second Epiphany of failure; or the moment between sending an e-mail and wishing you hadn’t.

Celebrity mother who needs to look good on the school/nursery run (eg Davina McCall, Madonna, Meg Matthews) Mouse potato Net-obsessed cousin of couch potato Nicotini Nicotine-laced martini. And the back doubles as a handy mirror, etc etc”) J-Lo Stocks and shares whose decline bottoms out in a soft, rounded curve Kippers Kids in parents’ pockets eroding retirement savings. Also Slops – singles living off parents; boomerang kids Lean Under the influence of marijuana Marzipan layer Level of managers and other senior staff just below the top level of directors or partners Metrosexual Foppish narcissist in love not only with himself, but his exquisitely tasteful “lifestyle”; also, a heterosexual man in touch with his feminine side Militainment News coverage of, or television shows about, war or the military (eg Fox News, History Channel) Milt Mum in leather trousers. See also Happy finish Giraffiti Graffiti painted in a high spot Google To search using Google, or more specifically, search for someone’s name on Google to check their credentials. Also -whack – find a combination of words that produce only one result when typed into Google search; -bomb – setting up a large number of web pages with links that point to a specific site so that the site will appear near the top of a Google search; -dance – the monthly Google recalculation of sites’ page ranks, and the best time to put new pages online Grass ceiling Invisible barrier to promotion caused by inability to play golf Grimy/ Heavy Good; particularly with respect to music Happy finish The climactic end to a full-body massage from one’s servant.

See also metrosexual, retrosexual Flash mob A large group of people who gather in a set location, perform a choreographed action or series of actions, and then disperse with no explanation. One of the UK’s first took place at the Sofa UK store on Tottenham Court Road, London in August when 200 mobbers were instructed to appreciate the furniture on show and then call a friend on a mobile phone and talk about it without using the letter “o” Flunkypumpy Intimate relations with one’s servants. Venues often advertised on the web or via text messaging Dr Know Office smartarse Duppie Depressed urban professional; a person who once had a high-status or high-paying job and must now work in a menial or lower paying job Embed Insert journalist into a military unit to provide coverage during a war; may be used pejoratively to imply biased reporting Emo Musical genre characterised by guitar-driven sound and melodic, emotional tunes Farrelytic Drunker than an Irish film star Fauxmosexual/ pomosexual One who shuns labels such as heterosexual and homosexual that define people by their sexual preferences. anonymice Anticipointment The feeling that high expectations are about to be dashed Apple-Z The desire to undo what you just did – from the “undo” keystroke on an Apple Mac keyboard (eg “As soon as I’d said I was quite partial to Cliff Richard’s Christmas hits I just wanted to Apple-Z”).