DISORIENTATION SESSION, n.: "a gathering from which attendees leave more confused than when they arrived." (From unwords.com)
JAYTALKER, n.: someone who "crosses the street while talking on a cellphone and not checking for traffic." (aighawaii.com/contest) FRIEND GIRL, n.: "a woman with whom you are friendly but not in any way romantically linked." (UrbanDictionary.com)
GLOCALIZATION, n.: "the practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations." (www.askoxford.com)
DISCONFECT, v.: "to sterilize the confection you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, as though this will somehow remove the germs." (dbooth.net/internerd/sniglet.cfm)
FLIGHT INSURANCE, n.: "incentives given to key employees to keep them from jumping ship, particularly when the company is being sold to someone whom employees might not be thrilled to work for." (BuzzWhack.com)
BUSTARD, n.: an exceptionally rude bus driver. (econsultant.com/ sniglets/sniglets-starting-with-b.html)
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