parlance

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In finance parlance, traders “fade” a move in a given asset or index by betting that it will quickly reverse.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

In Gen Z parlance, they’re “Chinamaxxing”—becoming the most Chinese they can be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Twila is, in Hollywood parlance, a “firecracker” — you know, the tough-talking dame who inevitably nurses a wounded heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

In the modern parlance, the majority are simply not having him.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The Santa Anita Handicap became, in the parlance of racetrackers, the hundred-grander, or “hunnert-grander.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand