Downstrike's definitions

Wish You Were Here

An album by Pink Floyd which gave birth to New Age Music. See also, Atom Heart Mother and Meddle.

You shoulda heard the Quadraphonic version of Wish You Were Here! It would blow your mind, man!

by Downstrike May 29, 2004

planet

1. From Latin, literally meaning wanderer.

2. Anachronistic usage: a star that wanders, or moves, in the sky.

3. A world that orbits a star or other celestial object. Primary planets our solar system include Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Secondary planets orbit primary planets. Earth and Pluto are binary planets. Secondary planets are some times called minor planets, but minor planets also include planets that does not orbit other planets. Pluto's status as a major or minor planet is debated.

We live on planet Earth.

by Downstrike May 22, 2004

the time

At the tone...

Ten minutes after ten till now.

by Downstrike May 31, 2004

pantheon

1. From Greek; pan = all, and theon = gods. Literally, all the gods.

2. All the gods recognized by a particular religion.

3. The three members of the Trinity.

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are a pantheon.

by Downstrike May 24, 2004

critter

A corruption of the word "creature", which literally means something that was created.

1. Both the slang and the correct version of the word generally mean "animal".

2. (derogatory) A person.

1. (Cowboy to cattle herd) Git along critters!

2. (Sheriff to deputy) Lock that critter up!

by Downstrike September 12, 2004

fictionous

A fictitious word made up by people who don't know words like fictional and fictitious. The people making it up are probably fictional too.

There's no such word, so there's no valid example.

by Downstrike October 7, 2004

I'll try anything once

An expression of the adventurous attitude of the late 60s and early 70s.

I'll try anything once is the only proper response to try it, you'll like it.

by Downstrike October 16, 2004