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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
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pluck
courage or resolution in the face of difficulty
qua
in the capacity or character of
maraschino
Redi-Whip
a brand name of whipped cream
tendentiously
in a manner showing a definite bias or prejudice
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amanuentic
secretarial
fedoras
A fedora is a type of hat (see right)
baklava
a Near Eastern dessert made from filo dough, honey, nuts, and spices
Echt
German for "bona fide"
linotype
short form name for a linotype machine
'Let the call go forth . . . generation of Americans...'
Compare John F. Kennedy's inaugural address
né
French for "born," the feminine née being more common to denote one's birth name
Joyner
not the real Johnny Gentle, who was born with the surname Askew and in the U.K.
retentive
here short for "anal-retentive"
Dermalatix
not a real product
Hypospectral
a neologism that would mean "of the lower spectrum [of light]"
epidermal
of or pertaining to the outermost layer of skin
schmaltz
rendered chicken fat, used as shortener by kosher Jews, who cannot use lard (which is made from pork fat)
Endnote 149
Frankies and Tonies
Frankie Avalon and Tony Bennett, e.g.
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scab
a derogatory word for a worker who replaces a union worker on strike
GE/RCA
General Electric/Radio Company of America
fulcrum
a support or point of rest
lap-dissolves
According to Wikipedia, a lap dissolve "is a technical term in film editing, most often used in the United States, applying to the process whereby the fading last shot of a preceding scene is superimposed over the emerging first shot (fade in) of the next scene..."
prescient
having previous knowledge
jingoist
patriotic to an extreme
macrobiotic
regarding a diet designed largely of whole grains and beans, designed to prolong life
Hillary R.C.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
LaRoucheishly
a reference to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born 1922), a political extremist and cult leader
Endnote 150
dioxins
highly toxic by-products of pesticide manufacturing
high-R-waste
probably refers to high radioactivity
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Perot
Henry Ross Perot (born 1930) ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as an independent, in the first case getting the largest third-party vote in several decades.
white-gloved finger
implying that the finger is on the hand in a white glove, used to draw one's hand over a recently cleaned surface to see if any residual dirt remains
U.W.S.A.
United We Stand America, Perot's political movement
G.O.P.s
Republicans, G.O.P. standing for "Grand Old Party"
Jihad
an Arabic word meaning "struggle" but often translated as "holy war"
redolent
smelling very badly
retinue
a body of attendants to a powerful person
psychosphere
sort of a synonym for collective consciousness
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"majestic ambers and purple fruits"
words from "America, the Beautiful"
effluvia
invisible exhalations of noxious vapors
CO
carbon monoxide
Uno
as in numero uno, number one
dandling
bouncing a baby up and down, as on one's knee
mufti
civilian clothes
adipose
adipose tissue, i.e., fat
fractious
unruly or angry
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Seal
the Great Seal of the U.S.
Teutons
The President seems to be using this as a place name (perhaps a malapropism of the Tetons), but Teutons is an ancient term for German-speaking people.
wavered
quavering in sound
Wurlitzer
the Rudolf Wurlitzer Company, a producer of organs
dusky
dark-skinned
entr' acte
French: between acts
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glycemically
in a manner that is motivated or caused by the level of sugar in the blood
cannolis
a type of Italian dessert pastry, stuffed with sweetened ricotta cheese
absolution
forgiveness of sins
jejune
childish or juvenile
J.J.J.C.
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien
sympatico
in agreement
inexorable
unyielding
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
EEC
European Economic Community
oown
either a typo or a jab at Canadian pronunciation
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
butter and guns
These are the typical goods used in certain economic models because they are non-competing goods.
infraternal
not a real word
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frappeurs
apparently a French expression for something that strikes something else
ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
maple leaf
the national emblem of Canada
toot sweet
i.e., tout de suite, French for "right away"
enjambment
the breaking of a line at the end of a verse (in a poem, song, etc.)
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