1SPectre4U's definitions

Hildebeast, The

Derogatory nickname for senator (and former first lady) Hillary Rodham Clinton.

I can't believe New York elected the Hildebeast!

by 1Spectre4U October 22, 2003

blowtorch and pliers

Pertaining to anything related torment, persecution, or torture with extreme prejudice and no remorse. From Ving Rhames' infamous line in the movie "Pulp Fiction"

...Go to work on the holmes here with a blowtorch and a pair of pliers.

by 1Spectre4U October 21, 2003

old and busted

Worn out, used up, overplayed, and/or cliched to the point of monotony. The opposite of new hotness.

Old and Busted: Britney sucking face with Madonna.
New Hotness: Janet Jackson flashing at the Super Bowl

by 1Spectre4U February 3, 2004

curveball

A particularly difficult issue, obstacle, or problem. Named after the equally tricky baseball pitch.

The professor really threw me a curve ball with that last exam test.

by 1Spectre4U October 21, 2003

dopefish

Originally an enemy character from Apogee's "Commander Keen" series of videogames. The dopefish was slow, stupid, and always hungry. The dopefish is now a regularly occurring cameo and easter egg within other software, games, and even television shows.

Teh dopefish appears in Quake, Daikatana, and Max Payne

by 1Spectre4U October 31, 2003

assault weapon

Term coined by Violence Policy Center head Josh Sugarmann to describe cililian semiautomatic firearms with a military or fearsome appearance, yet no more lethality than lesser weapons. Derived from the term "assault rifle", which means a fully automatic, selective fire rate firearm used my military and police personnel.

"Assault weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully-automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons --anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun-- can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons."

by 1Spectre4U November 12, 2003

Moore's Law

Named for Intel founder Gordon Moore. Moore's law states that the number of circuits in a CPU will double every 12 to 18 months.

If Moore's Law is correct, then computers will be eight times as powerful in three to four years

by 1Spectre4U October 27, 2003