Tuesday, May 29, 2012

adhocracy

adhocracy: An organization that operates in a manner opposite that of a bureaucracy.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

whinge

whinge: To complain or wine. The noun form is whingeing.

Learning new vocabulary can be tedious, but please, no whingeing.

noughties

Refers to decade of "2000's", eg, Popular music became insipid in the noughties thanks to acts like Britney Spears.

triumphalism

triumphalism: Spirit of triumph, sometime implying domination.

This article in The Economist uses this word.
breastwork - a fortification, usually temporary. Examination of the battleground from Custer's Last Stand revealed breastworks made from fallen horses.