Jargon Watch 15.06

Offsetting Gift: n. The latest trend in environmentally polite society: Instead of sending that happy couple another punch bowl, offset their carbon footprint by buying credits in their behalf.

Offsetting Gift: n. The latest trend in environmentally polite society: Instead of sending that happy couple another punch bowl, offset their carbon footprint by buying credits in their behalf. Newpeat: n. Conceived by marketing execs, a TV rerun with additional footage edited in to make it new again. It's the television equivalent of a director's cut.