Full Definition of SMORGASBORD. 1. : a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes).2. : an often large heterogeneous mixture: melange. mÃ©lange a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes).
Generational theft is a phrase you can expect to be hearingâ¦ (Jewel Samad / AFP/Gettyâ¦) Here's a phrase you can expect to be hearing a lot in the national debate over fiscal policy, as we move past the sequester, which is the crisis du jour, and toward the budget cliff/government shutdown deadline looming at the end of March: Generational theft.. The core idea the term expresses is that we're spending so much more on our seniors than our children that future generations are being cheated. An important corollary is that the government debt we incur today will come slamming down upon the shoulders of our children and grandchildren.
Contemporary definitions for identity theft Expand. noun. the stealing of a person's financial information, esp. credit cards and Social Security number, with the intention of using that data to commit fraud and create a phony persona.