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.
In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. â3 The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, library theft, and fraud. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny; in others, theft has replaced larceny. Someone who carries ...