cartel

cartel
(from dictionary.com) an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business

muss

muss
a disorderly state

split

split
a dessert or break-up

samizdat

samizdat
a type of dissident literature

midwifery

midwifery
care to childbearing women throughout the birthing process

hurdy-gurdy

hurdy-gurdy
a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings

jalopy

jalopy
a beat-up or non-running car. Not as cool as a hooptie.