voodoo economics — Critic’s description of REAGANOMICS. ► The Reagan political platform included increased defense spending, decreased taxes, and a balanced budget. Critics suggested that these goals could only be simultaneously accomplished using voodoo. “ ‘It’s … American business jargon
Voodoo Economics — Der Begriff Reaganomics (Kunstwort, zusammengesetzt aus „Reagan“ und „economics“, engl. für „Wirtschaft“), auch pejorativ Voodoo Economics, bezeichnet die Wirtschaftspolitik der USA unter Präsident Ronald Reagan. Reagans Wirtschaftspolitik… … Deutsch Wikipedia
voodoo economics — voodoo eco.nomics n [U] AmE economic ideas that seem attractive but that do not work effectively over a period of time … Dictionary of contemporary English
voodoo economics — noun supply side economics … Wiktionary
Voodoo Economics — A slanderous term used by George H. W. Bush in reference to President Ronald Reagan s economic policies, which came to be known as Reaganomics . Before President Bush became Reagan s vice president, he viewed his eventual running mate s economic… … Investment dictionary
voodoo economics — /vudu ɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ (say voohdooh ekuh nomiks) noun Commerce Colloquial supply side economics. {coined by President George HW Bush with reference to Reaganomics} …
voodoo economics — noun (U) AmE economic ideas that seem attractive but that do not work effectively over a period of time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
voodoo — ☆ voodoo [vo͞o′do͞o΄ ] n. pl. voodoos [Creole Fr, of WAfr orig., as in Ewe (Dahomey and Togo) vodu, fetish, demon] 1. a religion of the West Indies, esp. Haiti, based on beliefs and practices of African and Roman Catholic origin, and noted for… … English World dictionary
Voodoo programming — (a term derived from voodoo economics ) is a tongue in cheek term for using a programming device, system or language which one does not sufficiently understand. The implication is that the code written either should not work, or that the… … Wikipedia
Voodoo — The term Voodoo may refer to:Religions* Haitian Vodou * Louisiana Voodoo * West African VodunAircraft* F 101 Voodoo, an American supersonic military fighter * CF 101 Voodoo, the F 101 in Canadian service * XF 88 Voodoo, a prototype jet fighter… … Wikipedia
