ChuckChaser69's definitions

Lite-Brite

A light-skinned black person. Derived from the children's toy using colorful pegs to create images on a black board of holes.

Person A: Hey, you remember Whitley from "A Different World"?
Person B: You mean Lite-Brite?
Person A: Yeah, her.

by ChuckChaser69 April 11, 2008

expendable crew member

The one that will definitely not survive. Taken from the TV series "Star Trek", which frequently introduces a new character (often wearing a red shirt), who dies early on, showing the power of that episode's enemy force. This is character is killed so that the regulars, Kirk, Spock, Sulu, Uhura, Chekov, and Scotty, can all remain unharmed.

Good thing James wore his red shirt, because if we have to throw someone to the wolves tonight, it's gonna be our expendable crew member.

by ChuckChaser69 June 24, 2008

pinch hitter

Someone who is asked to attend an event at the last minute, replacing an original participant that dropped out at the last minute.

Me: Cheryl, would you like to go to the opera tonight? Debbie couldn't make it.
Cheryl: Oh, so I'm your pinch hitter? Sure, I'll go.

by ChuckChaser69 May 17, 2008

elevator pitch

What you say when you have a powerful person trapped in a small space (say, an elevator) for about 30 seconds.

Trey: Kobe started a new company. Pretend to give him your best elevator pitch on how he should fund your idea.

by ChuckChaser69 May 6, 2014

gay job

The job that you do for money, but that you don't like, because it's gay.

Chris: Sorry I have to leave so early. I gotta wake up in 6 hours for my gay job.

by ChuckChaser69 October 9, 2008

CGI candy

A movie heavily dependent on visual effects, that is only watchable because of said FX.

Sure, I enjoyed T2, but it is only CGI candy. When you see it again, and pay attention to the story, it sucks.

by ChuckChaser69 December 29, 2009

rinse repeat

an adjective describing something done continuously, derived from the final instructions on a shampoo bottle

Having an infant is a continuous cycle of the mundane. Feed, change, put to bed, entertain, rinse repeat.
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Person 1: Did you hear that the Bush administration is pushing for another surge into Iraq? And this time should be the last one.
Person 2: Sure, why not. Rinse repeat.

by ChuckChaser69 March 3, 2008