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dot com — adj. Describes a company that runs its business on and derives its revenues from the Internet. Example Citation: You can t turn on the television, listen to the radio, or drive down the highway without being bombarded by advertisements for dot… … New words
dot-com deathwatch — n. A vigil kept over a dying Internet company. Also: dot com death watch. Example Citation: No wonder [Alladvantage.com] was dubbed in a recent issue of Fortune magazine as the next dot com likely to die. It has also made several appearances on… … New words
dot bomb — n. A failed dot com company. Also: dot bomb, dot.bomb, and .bomb. Example Citations: A guy I ve known for years who recently left tobacco company R.J. Reynolds said an odd thing to me last week. He s about to roll his 401(k) assets into an IRA,… … New words
dot snot — n. A young person with an arrogant and self important manner because he or she has become rich by creating a dot com company. Example Citation: Why do I sense a technology slippage in this arena? Probably because Silicon Valley has become… … New words
rage rage — n. Anger directed at people who commit acts of road rage, air rage, and so on. Example Citation: It is important that we are not drawn into the trap of believing that conditions such as road rage , air rage and now computer rage exist in their… … New words
Dot Branning — EastEnders character Portrayed by June Brown Tallulah Pitt Brown (flashback) Created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland … Wikipedia
checkout-line rage — n. Extreme anger caused by a perceived wrongdoing or a lengthy wait in the supermarket checkout line. Also: checkout line rage, checkout lane rage. Example Citations: The sin of anger has splintered into so many sub sections (think road rage,… … New words
gallery rage — n. Extreme anger displayed by an art gallery patron when a visit is marred by huge crowds or rude gallery staff. Example Citations: Gauguin: Maker of Myth has drawn what is thought to be a record number of visitors to a Tate exhibition, but many… … New words
road rage — (ROHD rayj) n. Extreme anger exhibited by a motorist in response to perceived injustices committed by other drivers. road rager n. road rage adj. Example Citation: Other research, which analyzed more than 10,000 road rage incidents, reported that … New words
work rage — n. Extreme workplace anger exhibited by an employee who has been mistreated or fired. Example Citation: Not all the rage happens on the road, spewed by people making their way to and from work. Social scientists are measuring air rage in the sky … New words
