New Words 28
candy salad: an assortment of sweets tossed together like a salad, often assembled as a group activity with each member dumping a bag into a shared bowl
pig-butchering: a type of online investment fraud that involves scammers creating fake online personas to lure victims into fraudulent investment schemes
cryptocurrency (crypto) mine: a large computing/data processing center which performs complex math equations in order to secure cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin
greenwashing: businesses exaggerating their commitment to sustainability
greenhushing: companies purposely keeping quiet about their sustainability goals for fear of being labeled greenwashers (see above)
helicopter money: term used for a large sum of new money that is printed and distributed among the public, to stimulate the economy during a recession or when interest rates fall to zero
Cocos (convertible contingent): debt instruments primarily issued by European financial institutions; these securities work in a fashion similar to traditional convertible bonds
hotdesking: the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
fertility fraud: occurs when a health care provider knowingly or intentionally uses their own human reproductive cells during an assisted reproductive treatment without the patient’s informed written consent
Silent Saturday: the day before Christ's resurrection (i.e. Easter Eve)
whisker biscuit: in archery, a type of arrow rest with synthetic bristles which holds the arrow in place to stop it falling off the rest
Didache: an anonymous, early 2nd century Christian treatise on morality and church practice
And there you have 'em! Gonna try to work any into a sentence this week?
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
