"Parachute payments" refer to financial support given to football clubs relegated from the English Premier League. These payments are typically given in several large instalments over the three years, following a club's relegation.

A “come-up kid” refers to a young adult who grew up in a disadvantaged and impoverished neighbourhood, often facing limited resources, underfunded schools, and social hardship. Through personal resilience and academic intelligence, come-up kids have overcome these barriers and graduate from reputable universities with honours.

Partisan local elections refers to an election norm for mayors, city council members and school board officials where candidates explicitly represent, and are supported, by mainstream political parties. This model is used predominantly in Europe.

In contrast, non-partisan local elections are local elections where candidates do not have an explicit party affiliation and typically run on an independent platform. This model is predominantly used in North America.

In this debate, a “limited series” refers to a TV series with only one season consisting of 4-10 episodes. A “saga” refers to a TV series with 10+ seasons and 12-24 episodes per season.