Delta gives vocab quiz in its latest videos

Delta’s newest batch of cutesy ads seeks to bolster the national vocabulary with four new pieces of “Planeguage.” The new terms are “shady lady” (someone who adjusts her window shade constantly); “kidtastrophe” (annoying children); “middleman” (the guy in the middle seat who hogs both armrests); and “lavdance” (the physical difficulty of entering and exiting the bathroom). The first three already have a word that covers them (“assholes”), and the fourth isn’t something I’d advertise as a normal occurrence on my airline.