Anonymus Bosch's definitions

Called in slack

To phone or email your place of work with an obvious fabrication, saying you can't come in.

Hey, Manfred called in slack. He said his garage burned down again ...I heard empty beer cans knocked over in the background while he mumbled.

by Anonymus Bosch June 28, 2006

ton-up

Accelerating your vehicle to over 100mph.

"John did the ton-up on the way over."

by Anonymus Bosch September 29, 2005

gimcrack

An item or feature that, while it initially appears to or is presented as having value, actually turns out to be relatively worthless.

My ISP sent me a CD of supposedly great software, but it just turned out to be nothing but gimcracks and swag.

by Anonymus Bosch October 4, 2005

froob

A rude football fan.

That froob is so sauced on 3.2 he couldn't shut it to save his mother's life!

by Anonymus Bosch January 12, 2006

dork

A person that, while bathing in a bathtub, farts and then either bites at or pops the resulting bubbles. I personally first heard this definition in the early 70s.

(bathroom door opens, howl of anguish, door slams) Mister, your wife's a DORK! I mean an ACTUAL DORK!

by Anonymus Bosch July 28, 2008

pathos

Source of the word "pathetic." An almost predetermined likelihood that events will play out in a certain way. Resistance is futile (pathetic)... the 'stupidity' of trying to change things that are obviously going to go in a certain direction.

Manfred was overcome by the pathos in Hamlet.

Jimmy saw the oil all over the road right in front of his car, so he stomped on the brakes and turned the wheel to avoid the concrete wall on the other side. How pathetic.

by Anonymus Bosch September 4, 2008

Tinker

noun--A non-professional person skilled at mechanical or electrical inventions and/or repairs.

verb--To engage in minor repairs or inventing.

John's an excellent tinker; he got my lawn-mower running in ten minutes.

John's always tinkering. His latest widget gets my mail and throws away the ads.

by Anonymus Bosch September 30, 2005