belligerati — (buh.LIJ.uh.rat.eye) n. Writers and other members of the intelligentsia who advocate war or imperialism. Example Citation: How the war fevers raged in those days after Sept. 11. The nation s syndicated belligerati were beside themselves.… … New words
belligerati — (buh.LIJ.uh.rat.eye) n. Writers and other members of the intelligentsia who advocate war or imperialism. Posted on May 31, 2002 by Paul McFedries, the Word Spy. How the war fevers raged in those days after Sept. 11. The nation s syndicated… … Dictionary of american slang
Salman Rushdie — Rushdie at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party Born Ahmed Salman Rushdie 19 June 1947 (1947 06 19) (age 64) Bombay … Wikipedia
Books and Magazines — backstory belligerati bibliotherapy blog book blurb whore bonkbuster bookling carnography … New words
Iraqnophobia — (i.RAK.nuh.foh.bee.uh) n. An unusually strong fear of Iraq, especially its ability to manufacture and use biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. Also: Iraqnaphobia, Iraqniphobia. Example Citation: Now that September is here, President Bush… … New words
Media and Journalism — anniversary journalism anonymice anus envy back channel media barking head beat sweetener belligerati … New words
Military — 9/11 Adlai Stevenson moment AOS asymmetric warfare belligerati bioterrorist blood diamonds capitulator … New words
R2Per — (ar.too.PEE.ur) n. A person who believes in or implements the responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine. Example Citations: R2Pers aren t just guilty of amnesia. They re also ignorant. They know less about the tribal politics of Libya than they do … New words
barking head — n. A pundit or commentator who speaks in a loud voice and whose comments tend to be abrasive, aggressive, and partisan. Example Citation: Try finding a discussion of these issues on any news network. The barking heads who usurp the space of… … New words
chatterati — (chat.uh.RAT.ty) n. The elite members of the chattering classes. Example Citation: While the London chatterati think a Labour landslide is a turn off, the Scottish middle classes are quite willing to participate in inevitable triumphs for the… … New words
