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JeanSC commented on the word out-flag
"Out-flag" means to register a ship in a country other than where the ownership really is; done to take advantage of more lax regulations in the country of registration. Words derived from this are "out-flagging" and "out-flagged." I created this term by analogy with "out-source" which is a well-known term for companies in one country having work done in another country to take advantage of factors like lower wages and more lax regulations. "Out-flag" is the maritime equivalent.
February 20, 2012
JeanSC commented on the word Milford-based
A "boxcar skyscraper" is a multifamily building at least 3 flats high, more often 4, with the exterior appearance of each floor virtually identical, and the front-to-back dimension much larger than the width dimension, which faces the street. Not sure of minimum proportion for this. Many boxcar skyscrapers have replaced old SFHs & brick 2- and 3-flats in gentrifying neighborhoods in Chicago, where I created this term years ago. Lots are typically very narrow. The architectural merits of boxcar skyscrapers are debatable. I invite people to use this label in public.
July 16, 2009
JeanSC commented on the word underemployment
My definition is: "an involuntary negative output gap for an individual." It includes all the listed types of underemployment, but leaves "underpaid" separate. "Output gap" and "negative output gap" are already established economics terms.
July 16, 2009