sweat equity

The work one invests in a business venture.

I may not have much capital, but I have a lot of sweat equity.

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binary

adj. Arranged as pairs or counted by twos.

Pairs of stars or planets, such as the Earth and Moon, are called binary stars or planets.

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defect

1. n. An imperfection, either cosmetic or functional.

2. v. To abandon an obligation or loyalty.

3. v. To change loyalties.

The refurbisher got sick of painting over defects, so he defected to a company that repairs merchandise with defects.

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diplospeak

The dialect of slang, or euphemismistic speech used by diplomats and politicians when they want to say something terrible about someone, but don't want to pay the consequences of saying such a terrible thing.

From NY Times, 10/22/05: 'Mr. Bolton, who termed Mr. Mekdad's denials "ridiculous," accused Syria of failing to cooperate with the investigators, which, he said, was "diplospeak for obstruction of justice."'

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blood-sucker

A parasite. One who uses others.

I'm not that blood-sucker's friend! He doesn't have friends, just distant acquaintances and people that he's used up.

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PIC

Acronym for Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier, refers to a seven-digit code that identifies your long distance carrier to your LEC, or local phone service company.

Get your PIC frozen, or some unscrupulous phone company with high rates can slam you!

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double talk

Otherwise unnecessary verbiage added in order to confuse the listener, such as using a double negative to make a statement mean the opposite of what it would otherwise mean. See also, doublespeak.

"I didn't say I would not do it; I said I wouldn't not do it."

"That's double talk!"

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