Downstrike's definitions

trappings

Paraphernalia associated with customs, rituals, and holidays.

Fertility symbols such as eggs, rabbits, and maidens dressed in white are appropriate trappings for Easter if you bear in mind that Easter is a pagan godess of fertility.

by Downstrike May 24, 2004

Parliament

1. The Pink Floyd of Funk.

2. What the UK calls their collective of legislators.

I'll bet the members of Parliament never listen to Parliament.

by Downstrike May 29, 2004

baby talk

1. The cutesy gibberish uttered by:

a. Babies.

b. Adults talking to babies and pet animals.

2. The genesis of ebonics.

Some peeps' verbal skills are retarded because their families only talk baby talk to them. They never hear a complete sentence until they enter preschool.

Who knows what baby talk does to the minds of dumb animals?

by Downstrike May 24, 2005

enough already

A sarcastic way of saying, please stop now, before I become violent.

Enough already! Can't you see that you're annoying people?

by Downstrike May 29, 2004

blow french kisses

A phrase guaranteed to cure a pesky preteen of sticking her tongue out at you.

If you blow one more french kiss at me, I'll french kiss you for real!

(the kid asks somebody what a french kiss is)

IIIIEEEWUH!

(the kid never speaks to you again, and looks frightened every time she sees you)

by Downstrike October 6, 2004

capital offense

1. Literally, a crime punishable by death.

2. Exaggerated description of the seriousness of an act, or someone's reaction to it.

You'd think I committed a capital offense when I forgot to call.

by Downstrike September 26, 2004

healing

The power or ability to cause the wounds or illnesses of others to heal, whether through the practice of medicine, or other methods.

Healing is a power attributed to clerics in some RPG scenarios.

by Downstrike May 23, 2004