February 2009
Marty McFly Complex →
A character flaw of pride, in which a individual will take unnecessary risks or do dangerous acts if their courage is questioned, such as being called a chicken or a coward.
Marty McFly in Back…
flashpacker →
flashpacker
n. A backpacker who travels in style. Also: flash-packer. [Blend of flash and backpacker.]
—flashpacking pp.
Example Citations:
Europe’s hostels now offer cool…
remote dance →
The movements you make with your hand when trying to get your tv to recognize your remote control.
All remote dances are different, but most involve twisting your hand around until the remote is…
Shinedown – Cry For Help →
Shinedown – Sound Of Madness →
niche dating →
niche dating
pp. Dating people based on a single characteristic, or on a very limited set of characteristics.
—niche-dating, adj.
—niche dater, n.
Example Citations:
Tracking…
Crash Wednesday →
The day after Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is celebrated as the last day before Ash Wednesday, or the start of Lent for the Christian religion. For people between the ages of 16 and 25, its where you get…
Joe Satriani – Sleep Walk →
Shinedown – I Dare You (Acoustic Version) →
Everlast, Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Part II →
SPIN →
SPIN
adj. Relating to the dense cultivation of vegetables and other crops on small plots, particularly in urban settings. [From the phrase Small Plot INtensive.]
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yellular →
The loudness one adopts in response to a bad cell-phone connection, in the misguided hope that talking louder will improve the connection.
“I’m so embarrassed. I went totally yellular at a…
Mobb Deep, Sick of It All – Survival of the... →
Sevendust & Xzibit – What You See is What You Get →
crazy town & tha alkaholics – Only When I'm Drunk →
Ozzy Osbourne & Tommy Iommi With Wu-Tang Clan –... →
Grunge Is Dead (Butch Vig) and MOP – How 'Bout... →
Shootyz Groove and Big Pun – Caribbean Connection →
System of a Down – Shame →
vishing →
vishing
pp. Attempting to fool a person into submitting personal, financial, or password data either by sending an email message that includes a scammer-controlled phone number, or by…
off the box →
the state of being removed from a position of prominence/importance due to a foolish mistake. Related to Michael Phelps being dropped by Kellogg after a picture of him with a bong was released
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Sevendust – Broken Down →
Apocalyptica – I Don't Care →
Theory of a Deadman – Wait For Me →
Stone Sour – Made of Scars →
Alter Bridge – Open Your Eyes →
Sevendust – Enemy →
P.O.D. – Addicted →
3 Doors Down – It's The Only One You've Got →
Dark New Day – Brother →
Revelation Theory – Slowburn →
Seether – Breakdown →
12 Stones – Adrenaline →
Hellyeah – Thank You →
Staind – All I Want →
Seether – Driven Under →
Shinedown – Second Chance →
P.O.D. – Going In Blind →
spicey edit →
When telling a story to friends, you realize that the story you are telling isn’t as cool as you thought it was when you first started, and decide to edit it with exaggerations or lies to make it…
laundry limbo →
Intentionally rewashing clothing simply because you don’t feel like putting it away
I had a shirt I knew was clean, but I was too lazy to hang it up so I just kept it in laundry limbo.
Endo, Xzibit – Los Angeles Times →
seatback →
The action of accidentally leaving something behind on an airplane, most notably in the seatback storage area in front on you.
I was reading a great article in Wired, but I seatbacked it on the…
10 Years – Through the Iris →
Metallica – The Day That Never Comes →
Sevendust – Angel's Son →
self-tracker →
self-tracker
n. A person who uses websites or other technologies to meticulously track various aspects of his or her body, mental state, and activities.
—self-tracking pp.
Example…
double freeture →
When you pay for one movie at the cinema but sneak into a second flick once the first one is done.
I went to see Hancock, but then it was over instead of leaving I decided to treat myself to a…
Theory of a Deadman – By The Way →
Shinedown – If You Only Knew →
Saliva – Broken Sunday →