BillyBuggy's definitions

Followup glances

When someone interesting enters your view, you give them a serious look. Then you notice the person or some others nearby have noticed you staring. So you immediately look around at others in your view so the noticers think that you are not stairing but instead looking equally at everyone nearby. A little like the Package Peakin Wiener Gazer (but not much).

Look at Jeff. He was eyeing that hottie that's way out of his league and now he's doing a few followup glances at others to hide his foolery.

by BillyBuggy November 14, 2011

Bag it

To put a tedious or impossible hacking or repair project away for another day. The term probably comes from the idea of putting all the taken-apart pieces into a paper bag.

I've spent all day taking this apart and now I've had it; I'm just gonna bag it.

by BillyBuggy October 26, 2015

polltoral college

A way of predicting the winner by combining the results from each of the major polling sources.

Today's news predicted the presidential winner using what we might call the "polltoral college."

by BillyBuggy November 7, 2016

rounding for effect

Rounding a price downward if you want it to appear inexpensive, but upward if you want it to appear expensive.

Joe, you should buy one, they're only, like 2 bucks!
Joe: They're $2.99, what a major rounding for effect you just pulled!

by BillyBuggy September 8, 2018

that don't plug the hole

The standard reply to someone pointing out that the female you are interested in is married.

Bob: What are you looking at her for?
Joe: She's attractive.
Bob: Did you know she's already married.
Joe: Well, that don't plug the hole.

by BillyBuggy May 19, 2016

lap smear

The annual health test that every laptop should get, sometimes leading to a repair job.

My laptop is kinda choked up right now, better take it in for its annual lap smear.

by BillyBuggy April 3, 2009

creeping rationalization

When a person is given permission to use something only in an emergency and their rationalization of what constitutes an "emergency" becomes laxer and laxer each time they want the thing.

I told Bob he could use my car only in an emergency but last night his creeping rationalization made him think that missing the basketball game was an emergency.

by BillyBuggy November 16, 2010