A person or thing considered to be outmoded or no longer of any significance.
Posts made by Dave Paprocki
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Hasbeen
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Gamifies
to make an activity more like a game in order to make it more interesting or enjoyable:
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RE: Paladins
(in the past) a very brave knight (= a soldier trained to fight on a horse)
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Candy stripers
someone who helps in a hospital as a volunteer (= without pay) , for example helping nurses to care for patients:
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Winked at sth
to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening because it is more convenient for you
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Assignees in bankruptcy
a court official who is responsible for dealing with a bankrupt person’s assets and paying their debts as well as checking on their actions during the period they are bankrupt:
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Plugs into
to get to know and receive information about something, or to start using or being involved in it:
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Employee share options
a special agreement that gives an employee the right to buy company shares for a particular price by a particular date, sometimes offered as a reward or instead of pay:
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RE: Your immediate family
used to refer to something or someone that is close to, or is a cause of or an effect of, something or someone else:
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Counter-suits
a legal claim that you make as a reaction to a claim made against you
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Display cases
a glass case used for displaying products for people to look at or buy:
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Rubbed along
If two people rub along, they work or live together in a satisfactory way:
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Marchionesses
the wife of a marquess (= a man of high social rank) , or a woman who holds a high social rank in her own right