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A charter subscriber is someone who was an original or early subscriber to a publication, and who (normally) receives acknowledgement and benefits because of that. It derives from the sense of a chart …

Outgrow and overcome have slightly different meanings, with overcome suggesting more effort and outgrow natural change with greater maturity. Hence overcoming something is more impressive than outgrow …

Transom according to Wikipedia, which says "In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with …

"Twosie" is a diminutive of "two"; compare onesie-twosie, an idiom meaning in ones and twos, or "twosie" a type of sleepwear in two pieces. …

This is really a question about the format of conventions and events. You don't give much information about your company or the event, but many kinds of conferences and conventions are divided up into …

In the latter sense, "loop" probably means something similar to "ring" or "circle" as referring to a group of people with nobody in overall authority; also compare the expression "in the loop", meaning … There is a Stack Exchange for workplace topics, https://workplace.stackexchange.com/ if you want ask about what interview loops involve (rather than questions about meaning or etymology). …

This seems to derive from an older meaning of a horse who was available for hire. …

There is a Middle English use of one meaning "alone, only" which functions as an adverb and can be used as in "where we go one". This sense is marked as "obsolete" in the OED. …

Pseud is close to what you want. Merriam-Webster defines one as "a person who pretends to be an intellectual". It commonly refers to someone who pretends to have sophisticated artistic tastes but does …

An old-fashioned or archaic meaning of "to give back" is to retreat or fall back. In this context, they stepped back away from Kulrek to give him space. …

has cosmic adjective 2 : characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness a cosmic thinker a book of cosmic significance This appears to be a weakening of the older meaning …

It was probably not weezer but whizzer which the OED defines as "Something or someone extraordinary or wonderful; a ‘stunner’. slang." Their examples range from 1888 to 1977 but it is common for old-f …

Full throttle or wide open throttle means the throttle is fully open, allowing as much air and fuel as possible to the engine, and hence producing as much power as possible. (Wikipedia: Wide open thro …

The OED gives one meaning of the verb key: 2.b. To cause (plaster) to adhere to laths. In later use also more generally: to cause (a substance) to adhere to a surface. … From the late 18th century in joinery a meaning of "key" was a piece of wood attached as a reinforcement, which is related to this. …

It is from Hindi/Hindustani "pagal" meaning silly or mad, entering the English language from soldiers serving either in India or with Indians. … Green doesn't mention it meaning "tired". …