cultural literacy 26 Flashcards
Paul Walter Hauser
Larry Hall in Black Bird
Britt Lower
actress who plays Helly R in Severance
FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee: committee overseeing U.S.’s buying and selling of U.S. Treasury securities
quantitative easing (QE)
monetary policy whereby a central bank purchases government bonds or other financial assets in order to inject monetary reserves into the economy
moral hazard
in economics, a situation in which an actor has an incentive to increase its exposure to risk because it does not bear the full costs of that risk
Adidas Yeezy
shoe models designed by Adidas in collaboration with Kanye West (whose nickname is “Yeezy”)
synthetic CDO
a type of derivative in which the asset being sold is a portfolio of risk for different loans
Peter de Vries
American editor and writer known for his sarcastic wit
Niccolo Tucci
Swiss-American writer
Muriel Spark
Scottish Jewish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist
tawny
of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color
swap
an agreement in which two parties exchange payments for a certain period
“Believer”
song by Imagine Dragons on album Evolve
self-coup
leader who came to power legitimately uses power to remain in power after being legitimately ousted
“autocoup”
another name for self-coup
secondary market
market in which previously issued financial instruments are bought and sold
Giardia
a species of parasite
the Phillips Curve
graph established by economist A.W. Phillips that became the basis for the correlation between high inflation and low unemployment (and vice versa)
Roger B. Taney (“taw-nee”)
5th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Taney County, MO (“tay-nee”)
Missouri county in which Branson is located
Castle Rackrent
1800 novel by Maria Edgeworth, source of the term “rack rent” describing excessive rent
Ricardian vice
the charge made by Schumpeter against Ricardo and Keynes that their abstract models often froze inconvenient or irrational variables in order to argue, invalidly, how some other variables affected each other
“corn” (British English)
wheat, grains
Brahmic writing systems
the abugida writing systems of South and Southeast Asia that all derive from a common script
abugidas
writing systems that represent syllables systematically with individual graphemes
kludge
entanglement of cords or other extensions that allows some device to function but is messy and may pose a hazard
Zamboni
a vehicle that functions as an ice resurfacer (used to clean and smooth ice in a rink)
der Böller
firecracker (Ger.)
die Balz
mating season (Ger.)
die Lunte/der Zünder
fuse (Ger.)
der Docht
wick (Ger.)
Gratismut
courage that requires no risk (Ger.)
Eswatini
formerly Swaziland
seersucker
cotton material with alternating stripes of different thickness, some of which lifts the material to keep the wearer cooler
“Erin go bragh!”
“Ireland forever!” (Irish)
sláinte (“sloyn-chuh”)
“health” (i.e., cheers) (Irish)
“Pog mo thoin!”
“Kiss my ass!” (Irish)
“sure and begorrah!”
“certainly!” (Irish-American neologism)
pergola
walkway or shelter made of latticework and covered in flowers or vines
arbor
shelter with bench or swing made of latticework and covered in flowers or vines
