parlance

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In Gen Z parlance, they’re “Chinamaxxing”—becoming the most Chinese they can be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

A clue to how quickly options traders thought the latest volatility spike could dissipate was seen in VIX futures, which remained below the VIX over recent sessions, a condition known in trader parlance as backwardation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Twila is, in Hollywood parlance, a “firecracker” — you know, the tough-talking dame who inevitably nurses a wounded heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

In the modern parlance, the majority are simply not having him.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

In engineering parlance, it embodied little “dead load,” the static weight of immobile masses of brick and steel.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson