Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
stealth bag — n. A bag or purse designed to disguise its cost, wearer, or contents. Example Citations: Designer bags now regularly cost a month s rent. They ve spawned their own jargon, from It bag and arm candy (both already passe) to the current stealth bag… … New words
stealth shopper — n. A person who shops secretly to avoid flaunting wealth or to hide expenses from a spouse; a person who purchases expensive items that do not look expensive. stealth shopping pp. Example Citations: But such obvious excess is seriously frowned… … New words
stealth parenting — (STELTH payr.un.ting) n. Performing childcare duties while pretending to be at a business meeting or other work related function. parent by stealth v. Example Citation: Dad s Army, a new study from the Work Foundation, published this week,… … New words
stealth wealth — n. A form of wealth in which a person s lifestyle and purchasing patterns do not reflect (or appear not to reflect) their socioeconomic status. Example Citation: Monday mornings will never be the same again. Now it will be even more impossible to … New words
stealth fat — n. A type of fat known officially as trans fatty acids or trans fats that doesn t appear on food nutrition labels. (Also called phantom fat.) Example Citation: At this point in time there is unanimity that trans fats are a problem, said Dr.… … New words
stealth tower — n. A telecommunications tower disguised as a natural object such as a tree, or hidden in a tall structure such as a church steeple or flag pole. Example Citation: Another new tower, for Southwestern Bell, was to be Northwest Arkansas first… … New words
bag — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi Date: 13th century 1. a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something: as a. purse; especially handbag b. a bag for game c. suitcase 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stealth Wealth — Shopping discreetly (“stealth spending”) or buying unbranded products (“hidden luxury”) in an attempt to make one’s consumption less conspicuous during a recession. The Telegraph reported that Jimmy Choo held a special sales event in the London… … Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles
BEN BAG BAG — BEN BAG BAG, tanna, apparently of the first century C.E. His most famous dictum: Turn it and turn it (the Torah), for everything is in it, and contemplate it, and grow grey and old over it, and stir not from it, for you can have no better rule… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
conspicuous austerity — (kawn.SPIK.yoo.us AWS.tair.uh.tee) n. 1. Spending large quantities of money on goods and services that convey an image of simplicity or austerity. 2. A lifestyle in which a person openly and deliberately uses goods and services that convey a… … New words
inconspicuous consumption — n. Purchasing goods or services that convey a lower socioeconomic status. Example Citation: Nobody wants to entertain in a restaurant or a public place, said Serena Bass, the owner of a catering company. They want to be huddled around their… … New words
