Word Spy is "devoted to sleuthing out new words and phrases. These aren't 'stunt words' or 'sniglets,' but new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources."
I found it when I googled "liar loan" when reading James Surowiecki's New Yorker article about sub-prime mortgages. Here's the funny thing: the first usage citation was from Surowiecki's article, although there are many other examples given.
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