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vancour (noun) : a person who speaks up or provides feedback about a problem or potential problem for the sake of improvement, without malice, ill intent or selfishness

We have populated our organization with vancours to ensure we stay competitive. We encourage our customers to be vancours in order for us to provide better services. —J.P. Russell, Quality Progress, page 78, June 2004

Submitted by: JP Russell from Florida on Nov. 30, 2007 10:53

vanity google (verb) : to google one's own name

After his book was published, he vanity googled every single day, hoping to find mentions of it on the Internet.

Submitted by: Judith Rachmani from Israel on Aug. 11, 2008 11:24

vanity plate (noun) : a large image that is not useful or functional

Also, a vanity plate is an annoyingly large image that serves no useful purpose. —Paul McFedries, Creating a Web Page & Blog, 2004

Submitted by: Hercolena from South Africa on Feb. 20, 2009 07:14

vanity sizing

(adjective) : A term used to explain arcane practices attributable to sizing evolution or inflation. Sizing evolves to fit an increasing median population. As sizes of doorways, furniture and airline seats are increasing to accommodate increasing consumer girth, so must apparel. Were this not true, items of daily life would only fit people from the 1800's.

Submitted by: Anonymous from New Mexico on Nov. 29, 2007 11:34

(noun) : the practice of setting the sizes of manufactured clothing such that the garment is larger than the established norm for a given size in order to persuade the purchaser that a smaller size is appropriate

Without vanity sizing I would not be the owner of the only pair of size 6 jeans that I have ever managed to get into. —Carol Midgely, The Times (London), August 4, 2007

Submitted by: Anonymous on Sep. 12, 2007 14:02

vanocolate (noun) : a vanilla-chocolate mix

I made the most delicious hot vanocolate drink.

Submitted by: Jen J. from New York on Dec. 03, 2007 16:37

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