Spinglish by Henry Beard

Author:Henry Beard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

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damage. Degrade.

damage control. Risk management.

dead. No longer a factor; nonviable.

dead soldiers. Nonoperative personnel.

death. Failure to fulfill one’s wellness potential; immediate permanent incapacitation; negative patient care outcome; substantive negative outcome. [See also: fatality.]

death penalty. Capital punishment; our society’s recognition of the sanctity of life.

debt collector. Customer assistance account manager.

debt-ridden. Highly leveraged.

defective. Suboptimal.

deficit reduction. Legacy protection.

deforestation. Regeneration harvesting.

demoted. Plutoed.

depression. Period of economic adjustment.

desk, classroom. Individual learning station.

destitute. At risk; culturally deprived; disadvantaged; underresourced.

destroy. Degrade.

deviled eggs. Angeled eggs; doubled eggs; sanctified eggs.

diet. Nutritional avoidance therapy.

dilapidated house (in reference to real estate). Handyman’s special.

discipline. Directive improvement.

dishwasher. Utensil maintenance professional.

disposable. Single-use.

divorce. Conscious uncoupling; downshifting into a platonic relationship; tender undoing.

doddering. Frail.

dogcatcher. Canine control officer.

doing nothing. Zero-tasking.

door. Entrance solution.

doublespeak. Creative ambiguity.

drones. UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).

drought. Deficit water situation.

drug addiction. Chemical dependency; compulsive self-medication; substance abuse.

drunk. Impaired; overrefreshed; overserved; ruddy-faced; tired and emotional.

dump, garbage. Resource development park; sanitary landfill.

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