Kudos to David Lat for coning three new words added to the newest edition of Black’s Law Dictionary: bench-slap, judicial diva, and litigatrix.
Three neologisms by @DavidLat that I’ve defined for Black’s Law Dictionary (10/e): “bench-slap,” “judicial diva,” and “litigatrix.”
— Bryan A. Garner (@BryanAGarner) January 27, 2014
And, Bryan Garner confirmed that “neck doily” is now slang for Jabot!
–Also termed (in slang) neck doily. @JoshMBlackman
— Bryan A. Garner (@BryanAGarner) January 27, 2014
And “doily” is preferred to “doiley.”
@JoshMBlackman Just caught it myself as you were tweeting.
— Bryan A. Garner (@BryanAGarner) January 27, 2014
Update: Here is a screen shot from the 10th Edition of Black’s Dictionary for Jabot.