June 2008
Alculate →
To calculate how cost effective an alcoholic beverage is. Otherwise known as the cost per shot ratio.
Ben - I am so drunk off the two Fuzzy Navals I consumed in the last 10 hours.
Neal - I just…
ITYF →
Acronym for ‘I think you’ll find’
Because sometimes FYI just isn’t irritating and smug enough.
“FYI the dress code in this office is for ties to worn to all meetings”
“ITYF it is normal to…
gay crashing →
(phrase): for a heterosexual to enter an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans) event such as a Pride parade or festival. Coined by Natasha Bedingfield in an interview about Milwaukee’s Pridefest in…
Out with the old, in with the new
Today marked my last day at Follett Software. Come monday morning I will be a new employee of Tukaiz, a print and interactive solutions company. I’ve been recruited for a newish team that develops with Ruby on Rails, so that’s pretty cool. It was a very hard decision to make because I have a family to take care of now. This was truely the first really hard decision I’ve had...
Good Push →
A “Tip-of-the-Hat”, if you will, after a bystander passes gas in an egregious manner. Basically it is your vote of approval during post-flatulence that the individual did indeed go above and beyond…
Frisbeetarianism →
The philosophy that when you die, your soul goes up on a roof and gets stuck. (George Carlin)
“I don’t believe in rencarnation I am a strong Frisbeetarianist.”
email bail →
using email to back out or ditch on plans, dates and even relationships.
he didn’t want a confrontation so he decided to email bail on the chick he promised to call last night.
requel →
requel
n. A movie with the same subject matter as an earlier film, but is not a remake of that film, nor does it continue the plot line of that film. Also: re-quel. —v.
Example…
interesting →
(adj) Something which arouses no interest at all.
Used to politely avoid admitting this, which indirectly expresses your indifference.
Yes, your bottle cap collection is interesting.
Happy birthday to me (take 29)
It’s that time of year again just in case anyone wants to know. (and that’s not a fishing expedition just a comment ;-) )
courtesy wash →
The common practice of men, where after using a public restroom, instead of actually washing their hands, they simply slightly dampen them under the sink and then dry them on the pants or a paper…
sporn →
Porn created with the game Spore.
“Hurry up and watch that sporn on Youtube before it gets removed.”
Eroticon →
A sexually explicit animated icon used in chat conversations.
Pat really got me in trouble with my boss when he unleashed his new bukake eroticons in our MSN chat while I was doing a presentation…
urban caving →
urban caving
n. The unauthorized exploration of tunnels, drains, and other features found beneath a city.
—urban caver n.
Example Citations:
A mask seized by police was not, as…
photobombing →
Intentionally posing in other people’s photos, for a later surprise. Usually people making funny faces in the background, without the knowledge of the main subjects of the photo.
Jim is always…
ruralpolitan →
ruralpolitan
n. An urban dweller who moves to a rural area. Also: rural-politan. [Blend of rural and metropolitan.]
—adj.
—ruralpolitanism n.
Example Citations:
In days of…
bio →
Used in many MMORPG’s to indicate that you will be away to go to the restroom.
Dude1 “Hey dude, sorry, but I need to take a bio break because it feels as if I have a turtle-head poking out.”
Dude2…
super spike →
super spike
n. An extremely rapid or unprecedented rise in the price of a commodity, particularly oil. Also: super-spike.
Example Citations:
Arjun N. Murti remembers the pain of…
hyperwhite →
hyperwhite
adj. Relating to speech and dress patterns devoid of non-white influences, particularly among nerds. Also: hyper-white.
—hyperwhiteness n.
Example Citations:
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htf →
How the fuck.
HTF do you expect to pull that off?
chugger →
Charity Mugger. One of those people who stands in the street with a big brightly-coloured bib and quite possibly a clipboard soliticing donations to the Feline Liberation Army or some other worthy…
junior moment →
junior moment
n. A momentary lapse into immaturity; nervousness or folly caused by youth or inexperience.
Example Citations:
Senior moments are not just for seniors. Did Hillary…
hulk out →
To become enraged; to lose one’s temper, clothing and power of coherent speech before embarking on a spree of violence and wanton destruction. After the comicbook character who turned from an…
daddy badge →
Vomit or snot from a baby found around the upper chest or shoulders of their father which shows the world that they are a parent.
Nice shirt Pete, was the daddy badge an optional extra?
dr. feelgood →
Personification given to mainly booze, and sometimes referring to other drugs. Generally used to refer to drugs when a person is feeling down and a person is saying it’s what they need and/or use to…
baby mama →
The mother of your child(ren), whom you did not marry and with whom you are not currently involved.
Oh her? She ain’t nothing to me now, girl, she just my baby mama. So, can I get your number?
bypass brain →
bypass brain
n. Memory loss and reduced mental functioning after coronary bypass surgery.
Example Citations:
Aides to Bill Clinton last week vehemently denied speculation that the…
baby mama →
The mother of your child(ren), whom you did not marry and with whom you are not currently involved.
Oh her? She ain’t nothing to me now, girl, she just my baby mama. So, can I get your number?
Word Vomit →
A point in a conversation where you say something that you really didn’t mean to.
I told Robin that I saw Mike with some girl at the movie theater last night. It just came out of my mouth like Word…
plutoid →
plutoid
(PLOO.toyd) n. A celestial body that orbits the Sun, has a roughly spherical shape, is farther away from the Sun than Neptune, and shares its orbit with other objects.
Example…
Word Vomit →
A point in a conversation where you say something that you really didn’t mean to.
I told Robin that I saw Mike with some girl at the movie theater last night. It just came out of my mouth like Word…
tweetup →
tweetup
n. A real world meeting between two or more people who know each other through the online Twitter service.
Example Citations:
Twitter has been taken up so exuberantly by…
hypermiling →
Driving techniques and car mods aimed at increasing your gas mileage to the absolute max. Often practiced with a Toyota Prius or other hybrid vehicle.
Yoshi is hypermiling cross country this week….
cowpooling →
cowpooling
pp. Purchasing a whole cow or side of beef from a local farmer and sharing the cost among multiple families. [Blend of cow and carpooling.]
Example Citations:
Amid…
Trill →
An adjective used in hip-hop culture to describe someone who is considered to be well respected, coming from a combination of the words “true” and “real”.
Trill ass niggaz keep it true and real.
…
guerrilla benching →
guerrilla benching
n. The surreptitious and unauthorized installation of a bench in a public space.
—guerrilla bencher n.
Example Citations:
In his book, Reynolds describes a…
iBrick →
Apple’s iPhone before activation. Refers to how useless it is when it can’t do anything, and its striking resemblance to a brick.
I can’t activate my iPhone, so I’m sitting at my computer crying…
yellow listed →
a person who does not wash their hands after urinating is placed on the ‘yellow list’, or they are ‘yellow listed’
Co-worker: You may want to double up on the hand sanitizer after shaking hands…
Yay →
n;
Slang for Cocaine, popular in California’s Bay Area.
Syn;
blow,coke,snow.
I’m so strung out from all the yay last night
CGI fatigue →
CGI fatigue
n. Feelings of boredom and frustration caused by viewing movies that use excessive or inferior digital special effects.
Example Citations:
The Yoda puppet in the second…
combat nap →
That 5 - 10 minute nap that you have to take when your body is completely exhausted and your mind is over stressed. Happens if you want it or not, and you usually wake up feeling like you’ve had a…
hydrail →
hydrail
n. A railway system that uses hydrogen fuel cell technology; a train powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Example Citations:
Hydrogen trains, or hydrail, are not subject to…
premature joculation →
The act of celebrating an event before it has been fully resolved. Sometimes quickly followed by an embarrassing retraction when things turn out differently.
The Pulp Fiction quote by the Winston…
freeconomics →
freeconomics
n. The economics of giving away goods or services. Also: free-conomics.
—freeconomic adj.
Example Citation:
Since an e-book can be short, you probably don’t need…
June Year's Resolution →
A New Year’s Resolution that starts June 1st instead of January 1st. This is assuming the original act of self improvement has failed from January to June and it is time to start over with something…
hectivity →
hectivity
n. Hectic activity.
Example Citation:
A reader wrote to say that, in his house, they use the word “hectivity.” “My three daughters cause too much hectivity in our…
nuke the fridge →
A colloquialism used to delineate the precise moment at which a cinematic franchise has crossed over from remote plausibility to self parodying absurdity, usually indicating a low point in the…
Chuck a Spaz →
It means to have a fit, whether it be epileptic or emotional. To forego rationality and opt for spasmodic movements, arms flailing, and utterances of an incoherent nature. Likewise, it is the…