May 2008
twss →
That’s What She Said
“Gah, it’s too hard”
“twss”
microboredom →
microboredom
n. Boredom caused by having nothing to do over a short period of time. Also: micro-boredom.
Example Citation:
A decade ago, those monotonous minutes were just a fact…
Fashionably Late →
The refined art of being just late enough (5 minutes or so) to give the impression that you are a busy, popular person that was held up with other business.
She arrived at the party fashionably…
naked street →
naked street
n. A street that has no signs, road markings, or traffic lights.
Example Citation:
Today, many European cities are doing away not only with traffic lights, but also…
cash pedal →
The accelerator pedal in your car during times of high gasoline prices. So named because it’s prodigious use will lead to more cash spent on gas.
You wouldn’t be putting $100 a week in that thing…
quake lake →
quake lake
n. A lake formed when an earthquake causes landslides that block a large river.
Example Citation:
The threat of flash floods from dams and “quake lakes” formed from…
attention spam →
A condition resulting in a failure to process basic facts or comprehend common knowledge, due largely to having a mind full of useless information.
Kali’s numerous typos were a result of her…
BlackBerry prayer →
BlackBerry prayer
n. The head-down, slightly hunched position that is characteristic of a person using a BlackBerry or similar device.
—BlackBerry praying pp.
Example Citation:
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Application for Debt →
An of offer of credit from a financial institution.
Wife: What did we get in the mail today?
Husband: Just an Application for Debt.
staycation →
staycation
n. A stay-at-home vacation. Also: stay-cation.
Example Citation:
Amy and Adam Geurden of Hollandtown, Wis., had planned a long summer of short, fun getaways with their…
Earn Your Turn →
Phrase originating in the Back Country Skiing arena. To trek up through the back country usually to a summit so as to descend. Usually in a remote area of the back country not accessible via ski…
On The Laugh Rag →
A term used to describe those rare days where everything you say is funny.
Jane was at that special time of the month where everything she said was just hilarious. She was so on the laugh rag.
Early Nerd Special →
Midnight showing on the day of release of a highly-anticipated film, typically of the science-fiction/fantasy genre.
“I’d like one adult ticket to the Early Nerd Special of ‘Star Wars Episode 3’.”
facadectomy →
facadectomy
(fuh.sawd.EK.tuh.mee) n. The removal of the facade of a building to use as the front of a new or reconstructed building. Also: facade-ectomy.
Example Citation:
“My…
staycation →
A vacation that is spent at one’s home enjoying all that home and one’s home environs have to offer.
Even though I live and work in New York, I don’t always get to enjoy all it has to offer, what…
junk sleep →
junk sleep
n. Low-quality sleep caused by disruptions from nearby electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, and TVs.
Example Citation:
If you’re thinking about buying…
earlybirditude →
the (often annoying to others who don’t share it) overly happy attitude of early birders - often associated with a great eagerness to call 7am committee meetings and to embark on sales-related…
slow medicine →
slow medicine
n. Medical care that focuses on the patient and on giving comfort and palliative care rather than on technology and aggressive treatments.
Example Citation:
Edie…
meatatarian →
A person who eats meat virtually to the exclusion of vegetables. The meatatarian often claims to be conserving veggies for those who would actually eat them, and keeps the veggies out of the waste…
scraper bike →
A relatively recent phenomenon from the Bay area (specifically Oakland) in which people modify bicycles to resemble (either functionally, aesthetically or philosophically) the famed “scrapers” of…
double pluggers →
Basic cheap thongs (flip-flops), typically black, which have the strap secured by two plugs under the sole.
He was wearing a flanno, wife beater, stubbies and double pluggers
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double pluggers →
Basic cheap thongs (flip-flops), typically black, which have the strap secured by two plugs under the sole.
He was wearing a flanno, wife beater, stubbies and double pluggers
scraper bike →
A relatively recent phenomenon from the Bay area (specifically Oakland) in which people modify bicycles to resemble (either functionally, aesthetically or philosophically) the famed “scrapers” of…
Bachelor Breakfast →
Eating breakfast (or any other meal really) while standing at your kitchen counter instead of sitting at your kitchen table.
My dad drives my mom crazy eating his bachelor breakfast of burnt…
tifosi →
Italian hardcore soccer/football/footie hooligan or supporter.
In a lot of cases politically extreme winged (right or left).
Inter of Milan tifosi threw several flares to the pitch during…
silent disco →
silent disco n. A dance party where the music can only be heard through special headphones; a party where each person dances to whatever music is playing on his or her MP3 player. Also: …
bad fuel day →
The mood or feeling one experiences after having just filled his or her vehicle with $4.00+ per gallon gasoline. (Usually consists of a sense of great economic despair, impending doom, anger,…
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Useful Jaja →
VPS tutorials and articles
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free-range kid →
free-range kid
n. A child who is given lots of time for unstructured activities and play during the day. Also: free-range child.
Example Citation:
In his new book Under…
iPhone-a-friend →
n. The act of using a regular cell phone to get information by calling someone who is sitting at a computer and can surf the internet by proxy.
“We are hopelessly lost. I’ll just use my…
bio-mom →
bio-mom
n. The biological mother of an adopted child. Also: biomom.
Example Citation:
To lose a parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose and find a mother in the same week…
Rack Off →
Phrase usually used by Aussies meaning “fuck off”
Ah, rack off mate! I didn't touch your kangaroo!
farticles →
The particles of air contaminated after someone or something lets out gas.
You contaminated my air with your farticles!
ass is grass →
An expression foretelling a person’s doom or demise. Originated from the fact that a murdered person’s body decomposes and then provides fertilizer for grass, hence the “ass” becoming grass.
Your…
nut huggers →
really tight jeans worn by a man
Damn Bell’s got his nut huggers on today
sando →
Slang for a sandwich, usually store bought.
Brian: What are we going to eat, fool?
Mike: Let’s just grab a sando from safeway then start driving cus I gotta get my head cold.
boyfriend bomb →
When a female you are interested in casually reveals that she has a boyfriend (intentionally or otherwise).
I was about to ask her out but then she dropped the boyfriend bomb.
handy →
European slang for Cellular Telephone
While I’m out, you can reach me on my handy.
jingle mail →
jingle mail
n. The practice of abandoning one’s house and mailing the keys back to the creditor because the mortgage is worth more than the house itself.
—jingle mailer n.
Example…
handy →
European slang for Cellular Telephone
While I’m out, you can reach me on my handy.
uber →
The ultimate, above all, the best, top, something that nothing is better than. Also Über
I’m Über confused…